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Derginin Adı:
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International Journal of Environmental and Science Education
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Cilt:
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2009/4
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Sayı:
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1
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Makale Başlık:
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Environmental Education in Finland – A Case Study of Environmental Education in Nature Schools
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Makale Alternatif Dilde Başlık:
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Makale Eklenme Tarihi:
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9.02.2015
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Okunma Sayısı:
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1
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Makale Özeti:
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The article aims to introduce Environmental Education (EE) in Finland and to discuss
how it has been taken into account in Finnish nature schools. Firstly, we present EE
models used in Finland. Thereafter we describe a qualitative case study on EE in nature
schools (NS). The aim of the study was to get information for the development of EE.
The research questions were: Who are the visitors to NSs? What are the educational
aims in NSs? What kind of educational methods and approaches do NS teachers use?
The resultant data for the questions from 1 to 3 is based on the questionnaires completed
by 23 (61 %) NS teachers in 2006. The data were analysed quantitatively and
qualitatively using both deductive and inductive content classification methods. The
results showed that most NSs offered their services almost exclusively for children and
young people and the main visitor group to the NSs were pupils from primary and
lower secondary schools. The ideas on fostering a sustainable way of life and environmental
responsibility mentioned in the criteria of the nature and environmental schools
were expressed by most respondents. The most used educational methods were nature
trips and inquiry learning methods, while the most common approaches were physical
activity and learning by doing in nature. The impact of the NSs cannot be very strong
when each pupil typically only visits a NS once or twice during her or his entire compulsory
education. Based on the results, it seems that the teachers did not take into
account the meaning of evaluation. None of them mentioned it as a part of EE.
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Alternatif Dilde Özet:
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