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ERIC Number: EJ658093
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
Making Biodiversity Meaningful through Environmental Education.
van Weelie, Daan; Wals, Arjen E. J.
International Journal of Science Education, v24 n11 p1143-56 Nov 2002
Explores the crossroads between science education and environmental education and presents a framework for tapping environmental education's potential of biodiversity. Outlines a number of stepping stones for making biodiversity meaningful to learners. From the perspective of environmental education, the ill-defined nature of biodiversity is a useful feature. (Contains 27 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Netherlands
Note: Special issue: Perspectives on Environmental Education-related Research in Science Education.