Cultural probes for environmental education: Designing learning materials to engage children and teenagers with local biodiversity.

ABSTRACT: Direct contact with nature is paramount in deepening children's and teenagers' interest in biodiversity. Learning materials chosen to convey information and engage participants during outings in nature-rich environments are varied and can support rich learning experiences. For this purpose, learning materials can be acquired "off-the-shelf" or developed for site-specific locations or projects. However, there is little guidance on potential techniques for those wishing to generate contextually relevant materials. With the view of responding to this challenge, we propose the cultural probes technique. We demonstrate that the technique, commonly used in qualitative research to generate novel insights in conversation with participants, can instigate innovative and thoughtful approaches to mate

SUBMITTER: Matos S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8830674 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature