Non-anthropocentric Reasoning in Children: Its incidence when they are confronted with ecological dilemmas

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2013

Autores

Antonio Almeida (Autor) Outra; Clara M Maria Vasconcelos (Autor) FCUP; Orlando Strecht Ribeiro (Autor) Outra; Joana Torres (Autor) Outra

Revista

Título: International Journal of Science Education

Vol. 35

Páginas: 312-334

ISSN: 0950-0693

Editora: Taylor & Francis

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 14 Citações

Scopus - 15 Citações

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais > Ciências da educação

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-002-25V

DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2011.608387

Abstract (EN): This study used an individual structured interview to (1) verify the incidence of non-anthropocentric reasoning in 123 children attending the 3rd and 4th years in three primary schools in the Lisbon area (Portugal), when they are confronted with ecological dilemmas and (2) establish those places they frequented which permit animal contact. The results show a greater incidence of non-anthropocentric reasoning than that obtained in other international studies. This may be related to the focus of the questions asked, which invited children to imagine themselves as another animal or to present situations where human interaction is unfair. This incidence was found independently of gender, school origin and whether or not pets were owned, even with the more biologically complex animals. School year was the only variable proven to make a difference in conceptually more demanding questions. We also verified that the children's general past experience of nature is essentially aligned to controlled environments depending on ongoing human management, confirming a decline in direct contact with natural and semi-natural environments. However, this type of experience does not seem to exert a negative influence on their non-anthropocentric reasoning.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 23