The EE research is in...outdoor learning is good for you

A team of researchers from the University of Kansas and the University of Utah recently released a study that revealed a four-day immersive nature hiking experience increased performance on a creativity and problem-solving cognitive task by 50%. In Creativity in the Wild: Improving Creative Reasoning through Immersion in Natural Settings the authors note their results "demonstrate that
there is a cognitive advantage to be realized if we spend time immersed in a natural setting."

This is one of many peer-reviewed research articles archived in our newsfeed under the "EE Research" tag. Take a look and you'll find a number of articles and direct links to research journal articles that show the academic and and benefits of environmental education for children and adults. You can also find more information on our "EE Research and Data" page, including links to organizations and academic institutions that do EE-related research, resources on age-appropriate EE and links to a selected collection of especially noteworthy research.