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ERIC Number: EJ1292192
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-9266
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Are Plants Living Beings? Biases in the Interpretation of Landscape Features by Pre-Service Teachers
Torres-Porras, Jerónimo; Alcántara-Manzanares, Jorge
Journal of Biological Education, v55 n2 p128-138 2021
Interpreting the landscape that surrounds us is somewhat personal. However, it is necessary to explore the interpretation made by future teachers so that we can reflect on their observations. This study collected data from five academic years of undergraduates in Early Childhood Education (N = 421), who were asked to fill out a questionnaire with different items while observing the landscape features when walking through a park. This article demonstrates for the very first time that the trend shown in childhood of not considering plants as living beings remains in the landscape perception of the university students. The students must be confronted with their own biases in interpreting the landscape so that they are aware and do not transfer these biases to their future students.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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