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dc.contributor.authorBreuer, Gabriele B.-
dc.contributor.authorSchlegel, Jürg-
dc.contributor.authorKauf, Peter-
dc.contributor.authorRupf, Reto-
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T14:39:49Z-
dc.date.available2018-04-18T14:39:49Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.issn0950-0693de_CH
dc.identifier.issn1464-5289de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/5351-
dc.description.abstractChildren have served as research subjects in several surveys on attitudes to insects and invertebrates. Most of the studies have used quantitative scoring methods to draw conclusions. This paper takes a different approach as it analyzes children's free-text comments to gain an understanding of their viewpoints. A total of 246 children aged 9-13 completed a standard questionnaire regarding their attitudes toward 18 invertebrates indigenous to Switzerland. Fourteen insect species and four other invertebrates were individually presented in a color photograph without any further background information. The children were given the opportunity to provide comments on each animal to explain the attitude score they had awarded. Nearly 5,000 comments were coded and categorized into 7 positive and 9 negative categories. A significant correlation between fear and disgust was not detected. Based on a hierarchical cluster analysis, we concluded that flying in the air versus crawling on the ground was a major differentiator for attitude and underlying reasons, only being trumped by the fear of getting stung. The visualization of our findings in a cluster heat map provided further insights into shared statement categories by species. Our analysis establishes that fear and disgust are separate emotions with regard to insects and other invertebrates. Based on our findings, we believe that prejudice-based fear and culturally evolved revulsion can be overcome. We suggest promoting environmental education programs, especially if they allow for personal experience, provide information in emotion-activating formats, and include content that resolves existing misinformation and myths.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherRoutledgede_CH
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Science Educationde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subject.ddc333: Bodenwirtschaft und Ressourcende_CH
dc.subject.ddc590: Tiere (Zoologie)de_CH
dc.titleThe importance of being colorful and able to fly : interpretation and implications of children's statements on selected insects and other invertebratesde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementLife Sciences und Facility Managementde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Umwelt und Natürliche Ressourcen (IUNR)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue16de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end2687de_CH
zhaw.pages.start2664de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume37de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.webfeedUmweltplanungde_CH
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Breuer, G. B., Schlegel, J., Kauf, P., & Rupf, R. (2015). The importance of being colorful and able to fly : interpretation and implications of children’s statements on selected insects and other invertebrates. International Journal of Science Education, 37(16), 2664–2687. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171
Breuer, G.B. et al. (2015) ‘The importance of being colorful and able to fly : interpretation and implications of children’s statements on selected insects and other invertebrates’, International Journal of Science Education, 37(16), pp. 2664–2687. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171.
G. B. Breuer, J. Schlegel, P. Kauf, and R. Rupf, “The importance of being colorful and able to fly : interpretation and implications of children’s statements on selected insects and other invertebrates,” International Journal of Science Education, vol. 37, no. 16, pp. 2664–2687, 2015, doi: 10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171.
BREUER, Gabriele B., Jürg SCHLEGEL, Peter KAUF und Reto RUPF, 2015. The importance of being colorful and able to fly : interpretation and implications of children’s statements on selected insects and other invertebrates. International Journal of Science Education. 2015. Bd. 37, Nr. 16, S. 2664–2687. DOI 10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171
Breuer, Gabriele B., Jürg Schlegel, Peter Kauf, and Reto Rupf. 2015. “The Importance of Being Colorful and Able to Fly : Interpretation and Implications of Children’s Statements on Selected Insects and Other Invertebrates.” International Journal of Science Education 37 (16): 2664–87. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171.
Breuer, Gabriele B., et al. “The Importance of Being Colorful and Able to Fly : Interpretation and Implications of Children’s Statements on Selected Insects and Other Invertebrates.” International Journal of Science Education, vol. 37, no. 16, 2015, pp. 2664–87, https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2015.1099171.


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