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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Arthropods and the Current Great Mass Extinction: Effective Themes to Decrease Arthropod Fear and Disgust and Increase Positive Environmental Beliefs in Children?
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Wagler, Amy; Wagler, Ron – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2014
Earth is experiencing a great mass extinction (GME) that has been caused by the environmentally destructive activities of humans. This GME is having and will have profound effects on Earth's biodiversity if environmental sustainability is not reached. Activities and curriculum tools have been developed to assist teachers in integrating the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Environmental Education, Animals, Fear
Knowledge of Arthropod Carnivory and Herbivory: Factors Influencing Preservice Elementary Teacher's Attitudes and Beliefs toward Arthropods
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Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2013
Human negativity toward arthropods has been well documented but the factors that contribute to this negativity have been elusive. This study explored knowledge of arthropod carnivory and herbivory as possible casual factors that contribute to the negative tendencies preservice elementary teachers have toward most arthropods. Specifically, this…
Descriptors: Student Teacher Attitudes, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Science Education
External Insect Morphology: A Negative Factor in Attitudes toward Insects and Likelihood of Incorporation in Future Science Education Settings
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Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
This study investigated if the external morphology of an insect had a negative effect on United States (US) preservice elementary teacher's attitudes toward insects and beliefs concerning the likelihood of incorporating insects into future science education settings. 270 US kindergarten through sixth grade preservice elementary teachers…
Descriptors: Entomology, Preservice Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Student Attitudes
Arthropods: Attitude and Incorporation in Preservice Elementary Teachers
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Wagler, Ron; Wagler, Amy – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2011
Invertebrates perform many beneficial and essential ecological services for humans. Despite this, the general public tends to view them negatively. Preservice elementary teachers often find themselves in a tenuous position because they possess the same negativity toward invertebrates as the general public but have been commissioned by United…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Control Groups, Preservice Teachers, State Standards