Lecture: Cooperation Project National Park and National Park School in the Aus...

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Title: Cooperation Project National Park and National Park School in the Austrian Alps
Description: The National Park Hohe Tauern (NP) in Austria’s central Alps has, in addition to working on nature preservation, research, education and tourism, also an educational mission. A secondary school in the national park region works together with the NP and, for the past six years, included tasks relating to the national park at the center of their educational work , supporting one of their main focuses, “Experience National Park—Nature, Sports and Fun“. This initiative was evaluated by a team at the Institute of Instructional and School Development at Klagenfurt University, commissioned by NP Hohe Tauern. In addition to evaluating the academic project itself, attitudes towards National Park Hohe Tauern were also examined. 59 graduates of the school and their parents (questionnaires), 19 teachers (interviews), 4 rangers (interviews) and 3 hut keepers (interviews) were questioned. The results were reported back to the school and the national park. The project “Nature, Sports and Fun“ essentially reached its goals of making nature more accessible to children through experience-oriented learning and of encouraging responsible, sustainable action. Inhabitants identify with the region strongly. The national park is viewed as one of the most important economic factors in the region. It publicizes the region and is good for tourism. However, nearly all of those polled were of the opinion that the national park alone could not prevent young people leaving the region, as it cannot create enough jobs to keep them there.
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Type: Registered lecture
Homepage: http://www.esera2011.fr
Event: European Science Education Research Association - 9th International Conference: Science Learning & Citizenship (Lyon (F))
Date: 09.09.2011
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Organisation Address
Fakultät für Kultur- und Bildungswissenschaften
  Institut für Unterrichts- und Schulentwicklung
Sterneckstraße 15
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Austria
   office-ius@aau.at
http://ius.aau.at
To organisation
Sterneckstraße 15
AT - 9020  Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

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Subject areas
  • 5803 - Educational research
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Focus of lecture
  • Science to Science (Quality indicator: n.a.)
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  • Mainly international
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