Relationship between Ecology Fieldwork and Student Attitudes toward Environmental Protection.

Manzanal, R. Fernandez; Barreiro, L. M. Rodriguez; Jimenez, M. Casal

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ERIC Number: EJ590244

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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ISSN: ISSN-0022-4308

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Relationship between Ecology Fieldwork and Student Attitudes toward Environmental Protection.

Manzanal, R. Fernandez; Barreiro, L. M. Rodriguez; Jimenez, M. Casal

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v36 n4 p431-53 Apr 1999

Reports on a study of the contributions fieldwork made to Spanish secondary students' (n=67) understandings of concepts and principles of ecology. Concludes that fieldwork helps clarify ecological concepts and intervenes directly in the development of more favorable attitudes toward the defense of the ecosystem. Contains 47 references. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Concept Formation, Ecology, Environmental Education, Field Instruction, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Science Process Skills, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Spain

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