Student teachers' understanding of the terminology, distribution, and loss of biodiversity: perspectives from a biodiversity hotspot and an industrialized country

F Fiebelkorn, S Menzel - Research in Science Education, 2013 - Springer
The loss of biodiversity is one of the most urgent global environmental problems of our time.
Public education and awareness building is key to successful biodiversity protection …

[PDF][PDF] BIOLOGY STUDENT TEACHERS'CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS REGARDING BIODIVERSITY.

M Dikmenli - Education, 2010 - researchgate.net
In recent years, biodiversity has received a great deal of attention worldwide, especially in
environmental education. The reasons for this attention are the increase of human activities …

“What matters is species richness”—high school students' understanding of the components of biodiversity

GMA Bermudez, P Lindemann-Matthies - Research in Science Education, 2020 - Springer
The definition of biodiversity stated by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1992
was conceived as occurring on three different organizational levels: genetic, species, and …

Teaching biodiversity: Towards a sustainable and engaged education

A Id Babou, S Selmaoui, A Alami, N Benjelloun… - Education …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The preservation of biodiversity has become a major concern in contemporary society. It is
essential to understand teachers' representations of biodiversity to effectively guide …

The integration of biodiversity education in the initial education of primary school teachers: four comparative case studies from Europe

P Lindemann‐Matthies, C Constantinou… - Environmental …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
In this article, we present results from an international research study on biodiversity
education in pre‐service education of primary school teachers. The study was carried out …

The loss of biodiversity as a challenge for sustainable development: How do pupils in Chile and Germany perceive resource dilemmas?

S Menzel, S Bögeholz - Research in Science Education, 2009 - Springer
The topic of biodiversity is of high value for education for sustainable development as it
reflects the interaction of ecological, economic and social issues particularly well. Especially …

School students' conceptions about biodiversity loss: definitions, reasons, results and solutions

A Kilinc, NK Yeşiltaş, T Kartal, Ü Demiral… - Research in Science …, 2013 - Springer
Environmental degradation stemming from anthropocentric causes threatens the biodiversity
more than ever before, leading scholars to warn governments about the impending …

Confidence and perceived competence of preservice teachers to implement biodiversity education in primary schools—Four comparative case studies from Europe

P Lindemann-Matthies, C Constantinou… - … Journal of Science …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
This multinational research study was carried out between 2004 and 2006 in four teacher
education institutions in Cyprus, England, Switzerland, and Germany. With the help of a …

Between environmental utilization and protection: Adolescent conceptions of biodiversity

J Schneiderhan-Opel, FX Bogner - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
As human activities threaten biodiversity on a global scale, preventing further biodiversity
loss requires scientifically literate and environmentally responsible citizens. Biodiversity …

Nordic student teachers' views on the importance of species and species identification

I Palmberg, M Hermans, E Jeronen… - Journal of Science …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
People's knowledge about nature, their interest in nature, their nature experiences, and their
values and emotions regarding nature are factors that promote people's positive views on …