ERIC Number: EJ981010
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1341
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Colorado's Millennial Generation: Youth Perceptions and Experiences of Nature
Barton, Karen S.
Journal of Geography, v111 n6 p213-223 2012
This study uses survey and focus group methods to explore attitudes toward and experiences of nature among millennial-aged students in northern Colorado. First, results confirm that young people possess a strong interest in the outdoors yet time, transportation, and new technologies hamper their ability to visit public lands and outdoor spaces. Second, respondents experience nature in ways more mediated by new technologies such as cell phones and nature DVDs. Third, citizen science and active learning show promise as techniques for returning young people to the outdoors. The challenge lies in teaching young people to reimagine the outdoors not as elsewhere or "out there" but as a backyard geographic space. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Young Adults, Focus Groups, Environmental Education, Program Attitudes, Youth Programs, Outdoor Education, Influence of Technology, Student Attitudes, Performance Factors, Student Surveys, Introductory Courses
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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