ABSTRACT

Children, and the adults who are responsible for their education, demonstrate an increasing lack of environmental understanding and knowledge. This is important because the development of societal environmental literacy will be key to the responses that we make to the current climate crisis. Many teachers perceive themselves to lack the skills, knowledge and resources to undertake meaningful outdoor education but through our study we show that by working with a professional environmental educator these limitations can be overcome. We have shown that children and adults can enhance their understanding and knowledge of an aquatic habitat and that through this kind of first-hand experience the impact upon children can be a lasting one.

摘要

儿童和负责教育的成年人越来越缺乏对环境的理解和知识。这很重要，因为社会环境素养的发展将是我们应对当前气候危机的关键。许多教师认为自己缺乏进行有意义的户外教育的技能、知识和资源，但通过我们的研究，我们表明，通过与专业的环境教育者合作，可以克服这些限制。我们已经表明，儿童和成人可以增强他们对水生栖息地的理解和知识，并且通过这种第一手经验，对儿童的影响可以是持久的。