The Child in the Garden: An Evaluative Review of the Benefits of School Gardening

By D. Blair. 2009

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Intrinsic Motivation and Engagement as “Active Ingredients” in Garden-Based Education: Examining Models and Measures Derived From Self-Determination Theory (2012, background): “Evidence about the beneficial effects of garden programs comes from qualitative and quantitative research and case studies from multiple disciplines (for reviews, see Blair, 2009; Ozer, 2007; Robinson-O’Brien, Story, & Heim, 2009; Ratcliffe et al., 2010).”
Impact of Garden-Based Learning on Academic Outcomes in Schools (2013, methodology): “During the search process, we found two peer-reviewed articles (Blair, 2009; Ozer, 2006) and one literature review/report from the United Kingdom (Dillon, Rickinson, Sanders, Tearney, & Benefield, 2003) that were syntheses of gardenbased and/or farm-based education that we examined in depth but did ”
Exploring connections among nature, biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human health and well-being: Opportunities to enhance health and biodiversity conservation ☆ (2015, background): “…et al., 1998; Kuo, 2001) Reduced confusion (Park et al., 2011; Pretty et al., 2005) Improved academic performance/education/ learning opportunities (Blair, 2009; Matsuoka, 2008; Taylor and Kuo, 2006; Wu et al., 2014) Improved cognitive function (Shin et al., 2011; Berman et al., 2008) Improved…”