Understanding Austrian Middle School Students' Connectedness with Nature

Autor/inn/en	Bezeljak, Petra; Torkar, Gregor; Möller, Andrea
Titel	Understanding Austrian Middle School Students' Connectedness with Nature
Quelle	In: Journal of Environmental Education, 54 (2023) 3, S.181-198 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bezeljak, Petra) ORCID (Torkar, Gregor) ORCID (Möller, Andrea)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-8964
DOI	10.1080/00958964.2023.2188577
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Middle School Students; Natural Resources; Conservation (Environment); Preadolescents; Grade 6; Institutional Characteristics; Student Attitudes; Emotional Response; Experience; Urban Areas; Incidence; Austria (Vienna) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Schülerverhalten; Emotionales Verhalten; Erfahrung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Vorkommen
Abstract	Fostering pro-environmental behavior to achieve a sustainable society is one goal of Education for Sustainable Development worldwide. Connectedness with nature positively correlates with pro-environmental behavior and therefore needs to be studied in detail. In this mixed-method study, applying the "Inclusion of Nature in Self" (INS)-scale, we investigated (1) how closely preadolescents from urban middle schools (n = 651, 6th grade) are connected with nature; (2) whether the type of school (general or academic track); or (3) the time spent outdoors influences students' connectedness with nature. We also explored (4) students' reasons for their specific INS level and (5) how reasons and levels interconnect. Data show that students' reported nature connectedness differs significantly with school type and that the reasons for feeling connected to nature are diverse. Positive attitudes and emotions toward nature plus time spent outdoors seem to predict high connectedness with nature, indicating the importance of direct nature experiences. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01