Novelty, Agency, Aesthetic Shifts, and Environmental Awakenings in Field Ecology

Presenters/Authors

Aerin W. Benavides, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Heidi B. Carlone, The University of North CarolinaFollow
Catherine E. Matthews, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFollow
Lacey D. Huffling, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Presentation

Presentation Date

10-2016

Abstract or Description

Presentation co-presented by Georgia Southern faculty member Lacey D. Huffling with Aerin Benavides, Heidi Carlone, and Catherine Matthews at North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium, Madison, WI.

Program

In a summer Herpetological Research Experience (HRE) field ecology program for youth, novelty came first. Even for those more experienced in the outdoors, there was a novelty of place, and this gave way to agentic and aesthetic shifts. For many participants, it changed the way they related to the environment.

Sponsorship/Conference/Institution

North American Association for Environmental Education Research Symposium

Location

Madison, WI

Recommended Citation

Benavides, Aerin W., Heidi B. Carlone, Catherine E. Matthews, Lacey D. Huffling. 2016. "Novelty, Agency, Aesthetic Shifts, and Environmental Awakenings in Field Ecology." Department of Middle Grades and Secondary Education Faculty Presentations. Presentation 177.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/teach-secondary-facpres/177