Lindemann-Matthies Schmid
Fakultäten » Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät » Evolutionsbiologie und Umweltwissenschaften, Institut für » Ecology & Environment » PD Dr. Petra Lindemann-Matthies (ausgetreten) » Lindemann-Matthies Schmid
Completed research project
| Title / Titel | Children's perception of biodiversity in everyday life and their preferences for species | ||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | In 1995 the Swiss conservation organisation 'Pro Natura' developed a new educational supplement for primary schools called 'Nature on the way to school'. The aims of the programme were the promotion of opportunities for children to experience nature at first-hand on the way to school, the promotion of awareness of nature in children's everyday lives, and the promotion of interest in plants and animals and tolerance for native species. The programme presented an ideal opportunity to study children's perception of biodiversity and preferences for species, and to evaluate the effectiveness of such a form of nature education. The main research questions were: (1) how many and which plant and animal species do children notice on the way to school, (2) what are their ideas for increasing the number of species, (3) which plants and animals do they prefer, (4) did the programme increase the number of species noticed on the way to school and did it change the preferences for particular species? Teachers that had ordered the teaching material were asked to participate in the study. The teachers were sent questionnaires for their pupils, together with a letter containing detailed instructions on how to carry out the evaluation. Possible effects of the programme were measured using a pretest/posttest design with a test group and a control group. Further information was obtained from a questionnaire for the participating teachers. More than 6000 children filled in the questionnaires. The high number of responses, 40% of the questionnaires that had been sent back, showed that teachers considered the evaluation of such a programme to be important. |
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| Publications / Publikationen | Lindemann-Matthies, P. 1996. "Nature on the way to school". In: Elcome, D. (ed.): Education and communication for biodiversity. Key concepts, strategies and case studies in Europe. IUCN, Gland: 88-93.Lindemann-Matthies, P. 1996. "Nature on the way to school" - an educational programme for kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in Switzerland. In: Youth and Environment, special issue on environmental education, July 1996: 17-18.Lindemann-Matthies, P. 1997. Natur auf dem Schulweg - eine empirische Untersuchung zur Wahrnehmung von Artenvielfalt und Einstellungen zur Biodiversität bei Schulkindern in der Schweiz. In: Kaufmann-Hayoz, R. et al. (eds.): Umweltbildung in Schule und Hochschule. Bern: 57-64. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 1999. Children's perception of biodiversity in everyday life and their preferences for species. Dissertation. Universität Zürich. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2000. Species matter: biodiversity in education. IALE Bulletin 18(6): 1-2. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2001. Wahrnehmung biologischer Vielfalt im Siedlungsraum durch Schweizer Kinder. In: Bayrhuber, H., Gehlhaar, K.-H., Harms, U., Hedewig, R., Hössle, C., Klatke, S., Klee, R., Kross, A., Mayer, J., Prechtl, H., Schletter, J. C., Schlüter, K., Vogt, H. (eds.) Biowissenschaften in Schule und Öffentlichkeit. IPN, Kiel: 114-117. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2002. The influence of an educational program on children's perception of biodiversity. The Journal of Environmental Education 33(2): 22-31. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2002. Vielfalt am Schulweg. In: Umweltdachverband (Hrsg.): Leben in Hülle und Fülle. Vielfältige Wege zur Biodiversität. Forum Umweltbildung, Wien: 40-44. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2002. Wahrnehmung biologischer Vielfalt im Siedlungsraum durch Schweizer Kinder. In: Klee, R., Bayrhuber, H. (Hrsg.): Lehr- und Lernforschung in der Biologiedidaktik. Band 1. Studienverlag, Innsbruck: 117-130. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2003. Vielfalt am Schulweg – Biodiversität im Siedlungsraum entdecken. Hotspot 8: 14. Lindemann-Matthies, P., Junge, X., Bose, L. 2004. Lieblingswiesen und Traumwiesen – Wahrnehmung und Wertschätzung pflanzlicher Vielfalt im Botanischen Garten der Universität Zürich. Briefe aus dem Botanischen Garten Zürich 38(2), 2 S. Lindemann-Matthies, P., Junge, X., Bose, L. 2004. Die Vielfalt einer Blumenwiese. Schweizer Garten 6: 9. Grünig, K., Jacot, K., Junge, X., Bosshard, A., Lindemann-Matthies, P., 2004. Säume: Bessere Vernetzung, weniger Unkraut. Die Grüne 21, 19-21. Lindemann-Matthies, P. 2005. ‘Loveable mammals’ and ‘lifeless plants’: how children’s interest in common local organisms can be enhanced through observation of nature. International Journal of Science Eduaction, in press. |
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| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | Evaluation, Environmental education, Perception, Species, Biodiversity | ||||
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| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
Universität Zürich (position pursuing an academic career), Others |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 1995 to Jul 1999 |