Nobody Planted It, It Just Grew! Young Adolescents' Perceptions and Experiences of Nature in the Context of Urban Environmental Education.

Wals, Arjen E. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ505649

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Publication Date: 1994

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Nobody Planted It, It Just Grew! Young Adolescents' Perceptions and Experiences of Nature in the Context of Urban Environmental Education.

Wals, Arjen E. J.

Children's Environments, v11 n3 p177-93 Sep 1994

Discusses young adolescents' perceptions of nature in the context of urban environmental education. The role of nature experiences in environmental education, the concept of nature from a historical perspective, students' perceptions and experiences of nature and their implications for environmental education are also discussed. (LZ)

Descriptors: Environmental Education, Middle Schools, Outdoor Education, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Urban Areas, Urban Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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