02583nam a2200421 a 4500 ebr10567556 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 111201s2012 vaua sb 001 0deng d 2011044163 9781936959112 9781936959891 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)797833429 n-us--- QH541.2 .S72 2012eb 578.076 23 Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915- Connecting with nature [electronic resource] : a naturalist's perspective / Robert C. Stebbins. Arlington, Va. : National Science Teachers Association, c2012. xvi, 206 p. : ill. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction: Ecology : A Pathway to Connecting with Nature -- pt. 1. Connecting with Nature, an Ecological Approach : Goals, Activities, Field Trips, Nature Stories, Nature's Driving Force for Change -- Early Memories and the Nature Connection -- Goals of an Ecological Approach -- Developing Awareness and Exciting Interest -- Learning from Successful Cooperative Models -- Listening in on a Naturalist's Experiences : Nature Walks, Interacting with Plants and Animals in the Field, Nature Stories -- Evolution, Nature's Driving Force for Change : How Organisms Adapt to Their Environments -- pt. 2. Nature Bonding : Impediments and Hopeful Prospects -- The High Cost of Ecological Illiteracy : Isolation of Ecology, Attitudes Toward Nature, Population Explosion -- Hopeful Prospects : an Historic Message that Almost Succeeded, Some Reasons for Hope. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Stebbins, Robert C. (Robert Cyril), 1915- Ecology Study and teaching Activity programs. Nature study Activity programs. Natural history Study and teaching Activity programs. Environmental education Activity programs. Outdoor life Study and teaching Activity programs. Naturalists United States Biography. Human ecology Philosophy. Nature Effect of human beings on. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10567556 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 93347 93347