Exploring Child-Family-Nature Interactions during Family-Led 'Nature' Tours in Alaska

Autor/in	Green, Carie
Titel	Exploring Child-Family-Nature Interactions during Family-Led 'Nature' Tours in Alaska
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 9 (2022) 2, S.17-32 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Tourism; Natural Resources; Ecology; Child Behavior; Values; Wildlife; Plants (Botany); Family Programs; Outdoor Education; Preschool Children; Alaska + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Tourismus; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Ökologie; Wertbegriff; Pflanze; Family program; Familienprogramm; Freiluftunterricht; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	This article presents Family Nature Tours as a participatory method for exploring children's human and more-than-human-nature interactions within the context of the family. Through equipping children with wearable cameras during family-led outdoor activities, this qualitative study provides insight on what non-rural Alaskan families consider "nature" experiences and the values of nature demonstrated by children within the context of the family. Findings revealed that children whose behaviors reflected a dominionistic value, aggressive tendencies towards other living beings, also demonstrated a negativistic value by engaging in activities that diverted their attention from the natural setting. All children, to various extents, expressed a naturalistic value through engaging in exploration, play, and imagination. Findings revealed that some families fostered a scientific value through learning about different plants and animals in the environment, while others modeled an apathetic response. Affordances in wild or groomed "natural" landscapes generated varied opportunities for children to develop their relations with other living beings. This article reveals variations in formative child-family-nature dynamics, offering insight on opportunities to link children's formative family nature experiences with environmental education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	North American Association for Environmnental Education. 1725 DeSales Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-419-0412; Web site: https://naturalstart.org/research
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01