Children and nature psychological, sociocultural, and evolutionary investigations
For much of human evolution, the natural world was one of the most important contexts of children's maturation. Indeed, the experience of nature was, and still may be, a critical component of human physical, emotional, intellectual, and even moral development. Yet scientific knowledge of the si...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass.
MIT Press
2002
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| Collection: | MIT Press eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | For much of human evolution, the natural world was one of the most important contexts of children's maturation. Indeed, the experience of nature was, and still may be, a critical component of human physical, emotional, intellectual, and even moral development. Yet scientific knowledge of the significance of nature during the different stages of childhood is sparse. This book provides scientific investigations and thought-provoking essays on children and nature. Children and 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 nature during childhood; the formation of children's conceptions, values, and sympathies toward the natural world; how contact with nature affects children's physical and mental development; and the educational and political consequences of the weakened childhood experience of nature in modern society |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 348 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9780262276641 026227664X 9780585442808 0585442800 |