The framing of nature changes how kids respond to environmental education
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How to teach children to care about the environment? Beyond including climate change and biodiversity in the curriculum, researchers argue that environmental ethics—how we frame the relationship between humans and nature—matter just as much. According to a study published in Ecological Economics, elementary school students respond more strongly, at least in the short term, when nature is framed around what it does for them rather than its value in itself.
Key takeaways
- 01How to teach children to care about the environment?
- 02Beyond including climate change and biodiversity in the curriculum, researchers argue that environmental ethics—how we frame the relationship between humans and nature—matter just as much.
- 03According to a study published in Ecological Economics, elementary school students respond more strongly, at least in the short term, when nature is framed around what it does for them rather than its value in itself.
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