Mangrove Action Research of Ecological Education in Xingfeng Township — the Case Study in a Class of Grade Three at Song Lin Elementary School

• Main Authors: Chen, shu-feng, 陳淑鳳
• Other Authors: 鄧建剛
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/za2dbs

碩士 === 明新科技大學 === 土木工程與環境資源管理系碩士班 === 102 === Mangrove Action Research of Ecological Education in Xingfeng Township — the Case Study in a Class of Grade Three at Song Lin Elementary School abstract This research used the methods of literature review and field research to design a course, followed by action research in actual teaching settings. This study used qualitativ research method and quantitative analysis to learn the children`s influence of environment awareness with natural environment experience. A class of 29 students, including 14 boys and 15 girls in the third grade at Song Lin Elementary School of Hsinchu County, was the researching object. The students acquired the environmental education through the integration of environmental education curriculum with social science , science, arts and flexibility courses. The researcher compared of students awareness and attitudes toward the environment, with the mangrove wetlands outdoor learning activities, before and after. To learn the children`s influence of environment awareness with natural environment experience , the researcher recorded the process of students` learning, and analyzed it by interviews, worksheets, class discussion, art and art creation, etc. By mangrove wetlands outdoor education, let children appreciate the beauty of nature, to meet the children`s curiosity about nature, to enhance children's awareness of the environment, to detect changes in the environment, propose solutions to problems, and then perform environmental action. There are three purposes of this study . The first one is to research the students’ awareness and attitude toward "environmental education" issue after the field-trip. The second one is to inquire the teaching reflection , gain some knowledge and the encounter difficulties of the researcher during the research course. The third one is to raise the suggestion of Mangrove Ecological Education during the research course. According to the results of the study, conclusions are as follows: 1. The mangrove outdoor ecological education, can promote the environmental education knowledges and attitudes of students. 2. In the mangrove outdoor teaching, it would be more effective with leadership of the narrato. There are some recommendations are as follows: 1. The mangrove outdoor ecological education should be taught in elementary schools, and students can promote the environmental education knowledge and have a good attitudes from their childhood. 2. The government should advocacy ecological education to local residents and tourists actively, develop related penalties, and does law enforcement in order to be free from environmental pollution, ecology is destroyed. 3. The government should regularly conduct training mangrove narrator and offers free commentary to promote environmental education. Keywords: mangroves, wetlands, ecological education, environmental education, action research