Nature Experience and Education

Experiencing nature has positive effects on mental development, health, and well-being, and can be interpreted as an element of a good life. This book relates this connection to learning and educational settings. Educational processes in biology education are defined not only by the acquisition of relevant subject matter but also about the encounter, confrontation, and transformation of the self. The central assumptions of this book are, firstly, that the latter can be facilitated through nature experiences, and secondly, that this can also positively influence (subject-specific) learning processes.

List of contents

Nature Experience in Subject Teaching.- Educational Theoretical Foundation of Nature Experience Pedagogy.- Comprehensive Overview.

About the author

Dr. Ulrich Gebhard
is a Senior Professor at the Faculty of Educational Science at Bielefeld University.

Dr. Armin Lude
is a Professor for Biology and Biology Education at Ludwigsburg University of Education.

Dr. Andrea Möller
is a Professor for Biology Education at the University of Vienna and heads the Austrian Educational Competence Center for Biology.

Dr. Alexandra Moormann
is a Researcher and Head of the Education Department at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin.

Summary

Experiencing nature has positive effects on mental development, health, and well-being, and can be interpreted as an element of a “good life.” This book relates this connection to learning and educational settings. Educational processes in biology education are defined not only by the acquisition of relevant subject matter but also about the encounter, confrontation, and transformation of the self. The central assumptions of this book are, firstly, that the latter can be facilitated through nature experiences, and secondly, that this can also positively influence (subject-specific) learning processes.

Product details

• Assisted by: Ulrich Gebhard (Editor), Armin Lude (Editor), Andrea Möller (Editor), Andrea Möller et al (Editor), Alexandra Moormann (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.2025
• EAN: 9783658477615
• ISBN: 978-3-658-47761-5
• No. of pages: 371
• Illustrations: XII, 371 p. 51 illus., 38 illus. in color.
• Series: Contributions from Biology Education Research
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Pädagogik, Umwelt, Pedagogy, Education, Health, good life, Environmental and Sustainability Education, environmental attitudes, Education for Sustainable Development, Nature Experience, Nature Aesthetics, Environmental Interest, Environmental Action