Biodiversity education: resources and sources used by primary school teachers and rangers in Mendoza (Argentina).

BARAHONA, ALEXANDRA; LLANO, CARINA; DIAZ ISENRATH, GABRIELA; ROJAS, LORENA; PAMPILLÓN, CRISTINA; NUDELMAN, LAURA RUTH; CAMPOS, CLAUDIA

MULTEQUINA

IADIZA

Año: 2021 vol. 30

0327-9375

This research had the aim of studying how biodiversity education is practiced in formal and non-formal settings by primary school teachers and rangers. We explored 1) type of resources used by practitioners to prepare a biodiversity lesson plan, 2) sources of materials available at the school and in protected areas for practitioners to use, 3) teaching methods and resources used by teachers in a biodiversity lesson plan. For preparing a class teachers mainly use print and digital resources, whereas rangers prefer to rely on print material and other resources, such as consulting with researchers, and learning through interaction with local people. Schools receive resources from government education and environmental agencies, and protected areas from academic institutions and from environmental agencies. It becomes necessary to create spaces for them to share educational experiences, join forces and make visiting protected areas a significant part of the longer-term teaching process at school. Biodiversity conservation, educational settings, experiential learning, protected areas