LEADER 03661nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910790495303321 005 20230801223637.0 010 $a1-936959-89-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000210344 035 $a(EBL)943367 035 $a(OCoLC)796384623 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000655029 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12216690 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000655029 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10595966 035 $a(PQKB)10254445 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC943367 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL943367 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10567556 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000210344 100 $a20111201d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aConnecting with nature$b[electronic resource] $ea naturalist's perspective /$fRobert C. Stebbins 210 $aArlington, Va. $cNational Science Teachers Association$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (226 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-936959-11-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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. 330 $aTaking 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. 606 $aEcology$xStudy and teaching$xActivity programs 606 $aNature study$xActivity programs 606 $aNatural history$xStudy and teaching$xActivity programs 606 $aEnvironmental education$xActivity programs 606 $aOutdoor life$xStudy and teaching$xActivity programs 606 $aNaturalists$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aHuman ecology$xPhilosophy 606 $aNature$xEffect of human beings on 615 0$aEcology$xStudy and teaching$xActivity programs. 615 0$aNature study$xActivity programs. 615 0$aNatural history$xStudy and teaching$xActivity programs. 615 0$aEnvironmental education$xActivity programs. 615 0$aOutdoor life$xStudy and teaching$xActivity programs. 615 0$aNaturalists 615 0$aHuman ecology$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aNature$xEffect of human beings on. 676 $a578.076 700 $aStebbins$b Robert C$g(Robert Cyril),$f1915-$070694 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790495303321 996 $aConnecting with nature$93720670 997 $aUNINA