Toward a Pedagogy for Australian Natural History: Learning to Read and Learning Content

Autor/inn/en	Stewart, Alistair; Muller, Gregg
Titel	Toward a Pedagogy for Australian Natural History: Learning to Read and Learning Content
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 25 (2009), S.105-115 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0814-0626
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Environmental Education; Foreign Countries; Observation; Teaching Methods; History Instruction; Conservation (Environment); Educational Research; Animals; Ecology; Undergraduate Students; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ausland; Beobachtung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; History lessons; Geschichtsunterricht; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Ökologie; Australien
Abstract	In this paper we suggest that learning about natural history experientially can be thought of as a type of reading, where understanding is developed by using particular skills, processes and content. In our experience, teaching and learning natural history involves the generation of knowledge and understanding through relating direct personal observations of aspects of the natural world to broader cultural and conservation issues. We therefore argue that teaching Australian natural history that reflects the particular social, cultural and environmental circumstances of the place in which it is undertaken requires pedagogical research and informed debate. In this paper we highlight this neglected aspect of pedagogical research within Australian outdoor and environmental education and discuss our experiences of teaching natural history to undergraduate students to stimulate discussion and challenge researchers-educators to develop practices that are informed by the natural history of this continent. (Contains 5 endnotes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10