Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Διδακτική της ΒιολογίαςLibrary of the School of Science
Author:
Tsikalaki Aikaterini-Anastasia
Supervisors info:
Σοφία Ριζοπούλου, Καθηγήτρια Οικοφυσιολογίας Φυτών, Τμήμα Βιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Ισιδώρα Παπασιδέρη, Καθηγήτρια Κυτταρικής & Αναπτυξιακής Βιολογίας,, Τμήμα Βιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Ευαγγελία Μαυρικάκη, Αναπλ. Καθηγήτρια Βιολογίας και Αγωγής Υγείας, Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα Δημοτικής Εκπαίδευσης, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Διερεύνηση της “Βοτανικής Αίσθησης του Τόπου” σε συνάρτηση με το φύλο, τη βιωματική εμπειρία και το μέντορα φυτών
Translated title:
Inquiry on the Botanic Sense of Place: gender, plant mentor and hands-on experience - perspectives of use in education against plant blindness
Summary:
Plant blindness is recognized as a fundamental barrier to the acknowledgement of the value of plants. The causes of the phenomenon are rooted to zoochauvinism and the physiology of the incomplete human optical perception of plants. For Wandersee and Schussler (1999) who coined the term, plant blindness is a default human condition which education is challenged to reverse. Botanic Sense of Place (Wandersee, Clary & Guzman, 2006) describes an affective and intellectual state on plants that every person has. The Botanic Sense of Place Writing Template was introduced by the aforementioned researchers as a tool that teachers can use against plant blindness. This writing template was translated in the Greek language and was used to examine the plant memories of adults and students living in Greece (N=72). Our research focused on the effect of gender, plant mentor and hands-on experience on the extent of the Botanic Sense of Place. The extent of the Botanic Sense of Place was approached with three indicators: Diversity, Deep understanding and Emotional attachment. Emotional attachment indicator eventually wasn’t successful. The Diversity and Deep understanding indicators were found to be different in a statistically significant way between adults who had hands-on experience with plants and adults who didn’t. Moreover, the descriptive statistics results reveal a part of the spirit of place in Greece through the interactions of people and plants.
Main subject category:
Science
Other subject categories:
Education - Sport science
Keywords:
plant blindness, plant biology, teaching botany, sense of place, plant mentor
