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ERIC Number: EJ476562
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0840-8114
Wild Words: Nature, Language and Outdoor Education.
Meisner, Mark
Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, v5 n5 p5-11 Oct 1993
Discusses ways that language misrepresents nature, pointing out that frequently used metaphors and problematic language usage provide limited conceptual and emotional understanding of the natural world and contribute to a degraded view of nature. Discusses strategies for changing language as the first step in changing attitudes toward nature. (LP)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Consciousness Raising, Environmental Education, Language Usage, Metaphors, Outdoor Education, Semantics, Sexism in Language, Stereotypes
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Environmental Attitudes; Environmental Ethic; Nature
Note: The August 1993 issue was also designated volume 5, no. 5.