On Wolves and Bees: Factors Influencing the Nature Relatedness of the Pre-Service Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Kubiatko, Milan; Nepras, Karel; Strejckova, Tereza; Kroufek, Roman
Titel	On Wolves and Bees: Factors Influencing the Nature Relatedness of the Pre-Service Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 20 (2021) 2, S.252-260 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kubiatko, Milan) ORCID (Kroufek, Roman)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Individual Characteristics; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Animals; Ownership; Gardening; Entomology; Social Attitudes; Risk; Fear; Natural Resources; Wildlife; Preservice Teachers; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Knowledge Level; Conservation (Environment); Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Eigentum; Gartenarbeit; Entomologie; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung; Risiko; Furcht; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Ausland; Korrelation; Wissensbasis; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Biodiversity is the result of long-term evolution. It is one of the fundamental global problems of today as it is declining in space and time. The aim of this research was to determine the relationship of man and nature and to analyze the influence of variables such as gender, age, pet ownership, cultivation of plants, and perception of popular and unpopular animals. A total of 549 respondents took part in the research survey. In addition to the above-mentioned demographic variables, the research also contained 5 items related to the perceived vulnerability of respondents and 37 items focused on the perception of wolves and bees as example of unpopular or popular animals. All variables except gender had a significant influence on man's relationship to nature. Students who perceived their own vulnerability to a greater extent had a more negative attitude towards nature. Fear of both groups of observed animals had a negative influence on the relationship to nature. Other dimensions correlated positively, age as well as plant growing and pet breeding. In the end, the possibilities of improving the relationship to nature are suggested. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01