Korean Elementary School Students' Perceptions of Relationship with Marine Organisms

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Jong-Mun; Anderson, David; Scott, Sandra
Titel	Korean Elementary School Students' Perceptions of Relationship with Marine Organisms
Quelle	In: Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 14 (2013) 2, Artikel 10 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1609-4913
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Grade 6; Urban Schools; Questionnaires; Marine Biology; Student Attitudes; Scientific Concepts; Elementary School Students; Environmental Education; Oceanography; Natural Resources; Ecology; Relevance (Education); Values; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Fragebogen; Meeresbiologie; Schülerverhalten; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Ozeanografie; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Ökologie; Relevance; Relevanz; Wertbegriff; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This exploratory study examined the perceptions of, and relationship with, marine organisms of 81 urban sixth grade Korean students using a specifically designed survey questionnaire. The study outcomes revealed that these Korean students have limited experience with and different levels of connectedness to marine organisms. Viewed through Kellert's framework of biophilic typology, these Korean students' perceptions of valuing marine organisms were highly utilitarian, negativistic, and scientific in character. This research provides marine environmental educators and practitioners with insights into the varied perceptions of Korean elementary school students. The study's findings may provide insights on the development of ideas on how to more effectively design marine environmental educational experiences that increase ocean literacy within this demographic and possibly other students with similar cultural backgrounds. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10