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How is the reintroduction of extinct animals regarded through age? A comparative study with students from two distinct school levels

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dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, António
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Isabella Francisca
dc.contributor.authorTorres, Joana
dc.contributor.authorMoutinho, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-11T11:14:55Z
dc.date.available2020-05-11T11:14:55Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe Portuguese curriculum includes the issue of endangered species but it omits the reintroductions of endangered or already extinct species. Therefore, this study aimed to verify and compare the position of 435 students, attending the 4th (n1=210, age average 8,8) and the 9th year (n2=225, age average 14,3) of schooling, about the hypothetical reintroduction of three emblematic mammals from the Iberian fauna in Portugal: the wild goat, the bear and the lynx, which has a very different situation in this country. To this end, a questionnaire was applied, also demanding the reasons of their choice. The students of both groups supported the reintroductions with percentages that were very similar, but the reasons for their support had a different frequency. In a very general way, the older students gave more personal and ecological arguments and the younger produced more arguments centred on the animals and on the human being. However, the incidence of ecological arguments was lower than expected, due to the fact that students from the 9th have approached throughout schooling, more precisely at the 3rd, 5th and 8thyears, several ecological issues. Some misconceptions about the utility of the animals for humans, especially in the case of the wild goat, and their dangerousness, in the case of the bear and lynx, were also detected. Because this issue has proved to be very controversial in countries that have already started a reintroduction policy of some species of their fauna, we support its discussion during schooling, in Science Education and Environmental Education, for a better understanding of the reasons for and against the reintroductions that may allow reducing the importance of empathy for an animal as the most important one.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationAlmeida, Vasconcelos, Torres, S. Moutinho: How is the reintroduction of extinct animals regarded through age? A comparative study with students from two distinct school levels ESERA 2013 ConferenceVolume: Science Education Research for Evidence-based Teaching and Coherence in Learning. Part 9 (co-ed. Graça Carvalho & Marianne Achiam), (pp. 76-83) Nicosia, Cyprus: European Science Education Research Association. ISBN:978-9963-700-77-6., DOI:10.13140/2.1.4121.7606pt_PT
dc.identifier.doiDOI:10.13140/2.1.4121.7606pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-9963-700-77-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/11615
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAnimals’ reintroductionspt_PT
dc.subjectStudents’ perceptions about animalspt_PT
dc.subjectScience educationpt_PT
dc.titleHow is the reintroduction of extinct animals regarded through age? A comparative study with students from two distinct school levelspt_PT
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