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Confidence and perceived competence of preservice teachers to implement biodiversity education in primary schools – four comparative case studies from Europe
Lindemann-Matthies, P., Constantinou, C., Lehnert, H.-J., Nagel, U., Raper, G. & Kadji-Beltran, C. (2011). Confidence and perceived competence of preservice teachers to implement biodiversity education in primary schools – four comparative case studies from Europe. International Journal of Science Education, 33, 2247-2273.
- Linkdoi.org/10.1080/09500693.2010.547534
- Stichwortebiodiversity education, education for sustainable development, case studies
Abstract
This multinational research study was carried out between 2004 and 2006 in four teacher education institutions in Cyprus, England, Switzerland, and Germany. With the help of a written questionnaire, the confidence and perceived competence of preservice primary teachers (n = 690) to deliver biodiversity education in school was investigated. Data were triangulated with findings from a previous stage of the overall research project. Study participants’ confidence to carry out certain outdoor
