| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 206 pages :) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Ecology : A Pathway to Connecting with Nature -- pt. 1. Connecting with Nature, an Ecological Approach : Goals, Activities, Field Trips, Nature Stories, Nature's Driving Force for Change -- Early Memories and the Nature Connection -- Goals of an Ecological Approach -- Developing Awareness and Exciting Interest -- Learning from Successful Cooperative Models -- Listening in on a Naturalist's Experiences : Nature Walks, Interacting with Plants and Animals in the Field, Nature Stories -- Evolution, Nature's Driving Force for Change : How Organisms Adapt to Their Environments -- pt. 2. Nature Bonding : Impediments and Hopeful Prospects -- The High Cost of Ecological Illiteracy : Isolation of Ecology, Attitudes Toward Nature, Population Explosion -- Hopeful Prospects : an Historic Message that Almost Succeeded, Some Reasons for Hope. |
| Summary |
Taking what he calls?a nature-centered worldview,? author Robert Stebbins blends activities, examples, and stories with his perspectives on the importance of dealing objectively yet compassionately with social and environmental problems. Even a quick glance through Connecting With Nature will make you wish you could give your students the joy of a day in the hills with the author. Failing that, you can use his book to instill a love of nature in your students?and rekindle it in yourself. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915-2013.
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Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915-2013. |
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Stebbins, Robert C., 1915- Stebbins, Robert Cyril. |
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Ecology -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs.
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Ecology -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs. |
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Nature study -- Activity programs.
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Nature study -- Activity programs. |
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Natural history -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs.
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Natural history -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs. |
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Environmental education -- Activity programs.
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Environmental education -- Activity programs. |
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Outdoor life -- Study and teaching -- Activity programs.
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Outdoor life -- Study and teaching. |
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Outdoor life. |
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Naturalists -- United States -- Biography.
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Naturalists. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy. |
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Stebbins, Robert C. Connecting with Nature : A Naturalist's Perspective. Arlington : National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), ©2012 9781936959112 |
| ISBN |
9781936959891 (electronic book) |
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1936959895 (electronic book) |
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1936959119 |
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9781936959112 |
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9781936959112 |
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