The integration of biodiversity education in the initial education of primary school teachers: four comparative case studies from Europe
| Autor: | Jürgen Mayer, Petra Lindemann-Matthies, Ueli Nagel, Chrysanthi Kadji-Beltran, Diane Schüle, George Raper, Karlheinz Köhler, Xenia Junge, Constantinos P. Constantinou |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Zurich, Lindemann-Matthies, P |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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business.industry
Teaching method Comparative case Biodiversity education for sustainable development Education for sustainable development initial teacher education Teacher education case studies Education biodiversity education Politics 10127 Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies Environmental education Pedagogy Mathematics education 570 Life sciences biology 590 Animals (Zoology) Comparative education business 3304 Education |
| Popis: | In this article, we present results from an international research study on biodiversity education in pre‐service education of primary school teachers. The study was carried out between 2004–2006 in four teacher education institutions in Cyprus, England, Switzerland and Germany. We used document analyses and in‐depth interviews with 27 teacher educators and 22 student teachers to examine the integration of biodiversity into the pre‐service teacher education programmes, and the student teachers’ satisfaction with their respective education. In all teacher education institutions, aspects of biodiversity education were integrated mostly in the natural science modules which provided students at least with some information on the scientific aspects of biodiversity. Few modules included aspects of the controversial nature of biodiversity conservation in relation to economics, ethics, social and political concerns, and methodological approaches on how to deal with this. In the institutions in Cyprus, England and... |
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