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Stebbins Robert C (Robert Cyril), <1915-> |
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Titolo |
Connecting with nature [[electronic resource] ] : a naturalist's perspective / / Robert C. Stebbins |
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Arlington, Va., : National Science Teachers Association, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Ecology - Study and teaching - Activity programs |
Nature study - Activity programs |
Natural history - Study and teaching - Activity programs |
Environmental education - Activity programs |
Outdoor life - Study and teaching - Activity programs |
Naturalists - United States |
Human ecology - Philosophy |
Nature - Effect of human beings on |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction: Ecology : A Pathway to Connecting with Nature -- pt. 1. Connecting with Nature, an Ecological Approach : Goals, Activities, Field Trips, Nature Stories, Nature's Driving Force for Change -- Early Memories and the Nature Connection -- Goals of an Ecological Approach -- Developing Awareness and Exciting Interest -- Learning from Successful Cooperative Models -- Listening in on a Naturalist's Experiences : Nature Walks, Interacting with Plants and Animals in the Field, Nature Stories -- Evolution, Nature's Driving Force for Change : How Organisms Adapt to Their Environments -- pt. 2. Nature Bonding : Impediments and Hopeful Prospects -- The High Cost of Ecological Illiteracy : Isolation of Ecology, Attitudes Toward Nature, Population Explosion -- Hopeful Prospects : an Historic Message that Almost Succeeded, Some Reasons for Hope. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Taking what he calls "a nature-centered worldview," author Robert Stebbins blends activities, examples, and stories with his perspectives on the importance of dealing objectively yet compassionately with |
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social and environmental problems. Even a quick glance through Connecting With Nature will make you wish you could give your students the joy of a day in the hills with the author. Failing that, you can use his book to instill a love of nature in your students-and rekindle it in yourself. |
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