03661nam 2200673 a 450 991079049530332120230801223637.01-936959-89-5(CKB)2670000000210344(EBL)943367(OCoLC)796384623(SSID)ssj0000655029(PQKBManifestationID)12216690(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655029(PQKBWorkID)10595966(PQKB)10254445(MiAaPQ)EBC943367(Au-PeEL)EBL943367(CaPaEBR)ebr10567556(EXLCZ)99267000000021034420111201d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConnecting with nature[electronic resource] a naturalist's perspective /Robert C. StebbinsArlington, Va. National Science Teachers Associationc20121 online resource (226 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-936959-11-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 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.EcologyStudy and teachingActivity programsNature studyActivity programsNatural historyStudy and teachingActivity programsEnvironmental educationActivity programsOutdoor lifeStudy and teachingActivity programsNaturalistsUnited StatesBiographyHuman ecologyPhilosophyNatureEffect of human beings onEcologyStudy and teachingActivity programs.Nature studyActivity programs.Natural historyStudy and teachingActivity programs.Environmental educationActivity programs.Outdoor lifeStudy and teachingActivity programs.NaturalistsHuman ecologyPhilosophy.NatureEffect of human beings on.578.076Stebbins Robert C(Robert Cyril),1915-70694MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790495303321Connecting with nature3720670UNINA