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Nurturing Biophilia: Merlin And Sanderling, Donald J. Burgess
Nurturing Biophilia: Merlin And Sanderling, Donald J. Burgess
Secondary Education
The author develops a narrative of Merlin predation to illustrate the growth of biophilia. Initially descriptive, the story evolves by following an iterative process of questioning and relationship building, which leads to an informed and purposeful application of biophilia.
Listening To Children: Perceptions Of Nature, Donald J. Burgess, Jolie Mayer-Smith
Listening To Children: Perceptions Of Nature, Donald J. Burgess, Jolie Mayer-Smith
Secondary Education
This exploratory study investigates children’s perceptions and experiences of nature during a residential outdoor environmental education program and contributes to an understanding of how nature experiences arouse biophilia, a love of life and all living things. Using interviews, naturalistic observation, and artifact collection, we studied children’s responses to nature during and following their participation in a residential environmental education program known as Mountain School. We explored how an examination of biophilic sensibilities can help researchers and educators focus on the vital intersection between the individual, environment, and action. Our study suggests that children’s perceptions of nature are varied and dependent …