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ERIC Number: EJ658094
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0950-0693
The Science and Values That Young People Draw Upon To Make Decisions about Biological Conservation Issues.
Grace, Marcus M.; Ratcliffe, Mary
International Journal of Science Education, v24 n11 p1157-69 Nov 2002
Asks 12 conservation management experts by interview and 34 science teachers using questionnaires as to the essential underpinning concepts of biological conservation. Identifies 45 biological concepts as contributing to a good understanding of conservation management with the teachers emphasizing ecological concepts at the expense of fundamental genetics. (Contains 37 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Concept Formation, Conservation (Environment), Decision Making, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Genetics, High Schools
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Environmental Management; Sustainability; United Kingdom
Note: Special issue: Perspectives on Environmental Education-related Research in Science Education.