Children and Nature Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Investigations
| Other author | Kahn, Peter H. Jr. Editor |
| Other author | Kellert, Stephen R. Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : MIT Press |
| Description | 370 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation For much of human evolution, the natural world was one of the most important contextsof children's maturation. Indeed, the experience of nature was, and still may be, a criticalcomponent of human physical, emotional, intellectual, and even moral development. Yet scientificknowledge of the significance of nature during the different stages of childhood is sparse. Thisbook provides scientific investigations and thought-provoking essays on children and nature.Childrenand Nature incorporates research from cognitive science, developmental psychology, ecology,education, environmental studies, evolutionary psychology, political science, primatology,psychiatry, and social psychology. The authors examine the evolutionary significance of natureduring childhood; the formation of children's conceptions, values, and sympathies toward the naturalworld; how contact with nature affects children's physical and mental development; and theeducational and political consequences of the weakened childhood experience of nature in modernsociety. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2001057912 |
| ISBN | 9780262611756 |
| ISBN | 0262611759 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780262611756 |
| Stock number | 0262611759 00015994 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |