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Rautio, Pauliina; Tammi, Tuure; Aivelo, Tuomas; Hohti, Riikka; Kervinen, Anttoni; Saari, Maria – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2022
This paper is a search for common ground between two natural scientists, two childhood studies and education scholars and two human-animal studies or critical animal studies scholars all working within a shared citizen science project. The search takes the form of a thematic mapping of existing literature on ecological citizen science, with two…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Ecology, Science Projects
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Magne Husby; Tove Anita Fiskum; Boris Belchev; Taulant Bino; Iordan Hristov; Oskars Keišs; Hanna Kuzyo; Veronika Samotskaya; Marko Šciban; Iva Šoštaric – Journal of Biological Education, 2025
Biology education worldwide at different levels involves learning to identify plants and animals in nature. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a teaching and learning method for bird identification that combines active outdoor fieldwork with active online learning, testing the validity of our instrument. Altogether, 798…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Animals, Wildlife, Identification
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Karen M. Collier; Katherine McCance; Sarah Jackson; Ana Topliceanu; Margaret R. Blanchard; Richard A. Venditti – Journal of Chemical Education, 2023
As the use of plastics expands, microplastic concentrations increase in aquatic environments and negatively impact water, soil, and animals inhabiting these areas. Microplastic research frequently incorporates citizen science to assist in data collection and environmental education. These projects provide opportunities for greater societal…
Descriptors: Plastics, Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Science and Society