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Publication Date: 2020
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When Screens Replace Backyards: Strategies to Connect Digital-Media-Oriented Young People to Nature
Environmental Education Research, v26 n7 p950-968 2020
Children's connection to nature (CTN) is declining with each generation, a concerning trend given that CTN is positively linked to wellbeing and environmentalism. A primary cause of this decline is that twenty-first-century youth engage with screens for several hours each day, which to a large extent replaces nature-based play. Researchers have proposed that this change represents a transition in human orientation, particularly in Westernized societies, from nature (biophilia) to digital media (videophilia). Interventions promoting nature-based play must acknowledge digital-media use as a competing leisure pursuit, but the literature presents little guidance for designing programs that will attract young people who are more oriented toward digital media than nature. Drawing on a wide breadth of research, we address this gap through (1) exploring the implications of videophilia for nature-based programming and (2) summarizing recommendations from a narrative literature review for designing interventions that appeal to digital-media-oriented youth.
Descriptors: Natural Resources, Information Technology, Play, Intervention, Leisure Time, Video Games, Social Media, Telecommunications, Children, Adolescents, Program Development, Interests, Social Change, Life Style, Marketing, Geographic Location, Parent Attitudes, Recreational Activities, Role Models, Family Involvement, Addictive Behavior, Program Design, Behavior Change, Environmental Education, Technology Uses in Education
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Language: English
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