Undergraduate students' ideas about nature and human-nature relationships: An empirical analysis of environmental worldviews
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Liu, Shu-Chiu and Lin, Huann-shyang. (2014). Undergraduate students' ideas about nature and human-nature relationships: An empirical analysis of environmental worldviews. Environmental Education Research. 20(3), pp. 412 - 429. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2013.816266
Authors | Liu, Shu-Chiu and Lin, Huann-shyang |
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Abstract | The aim of the study was to gain insight into undergraduate students’ environmental worldviews by exploring their ideas about nature and human–nature relationships. Participants were 29 students from a university in Taiwan. Interviews were employed as the dominant method, while a questionnaire survey was also used to support the sample selection and enhance the understanding of the interview data. Interview responses were analyzed using a phenomenographic approach and revealed a variation of students’ ideas. One key finding was that although the students were generally pro-ecological, their ideas about nature and human–nature relationships seemed to be often a mixture of worldview tendencies typically as follows: (1) humankind is part of nature and subject to natural laws, and thus cannot possibly destroy nature; (2) humankind plays a dominator role in nature, but can be ‘replaced’ by other species; and (3) humankind should take responsibility for nature in order to secure sufficient natural resources and a livable environment for all species, especially humans. Moreover, the students described and explained nature predominantly from a scientific perspective. The educational implications of the findings and limitations of the study are also discussed. |
Keywords | environmental worldviews; undergraduate students; ideas about nature; ideas about human–nature relationships |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Environmental Education Research |
Journal citation | 20 (3), pp. 412 - 429 |
Publisher | Routledge |
ISSN | 1350-4622 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2013.816266 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84898424654 |
Page range | 412 - 429 |
Research Group | School of Education |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89031/undergraduate-students-ideas-about-nature-and-human-nature-relationships-an-empirical-analysis-of-environmental-worldviews
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