‘I saw a magical garden with flowers that people could not damage!’: children’s visions of nature and of learning about nature in and out of school

摘要: AbstractThis paper involves groups of children (aged 5–10) in discussing what nature is their urban communities and how they learn about it. Children attend four semi-urban Portuguese schools with different environmental pedagogies: Waldorf, forest school eco-school. Previous studies children’s conceptions have mainly addressed understanding as an individual dimension, even if acknowledging the situated knowledge experience. In this study we draw on previous research, using focus participatory methods that allow to interact peers while expressing visions feelings a topic. Group discussions show strong emotional connection generates strongly protective disposition. Daily experiences schools, families, local but also media reinforce concern, make aware series problems, for which either re...