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Understanding teacher agency in the context of school‐based climate change and sustainability education: A case study of the experiences of teachers and school students in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on teacher agency as a conceptual framework, we explored the extent to which school teachers in secondary schools in England achieve agency in relation to teaching climate change and sustainability. This research provides a novel approach to understanding the relational and emergent qualities of teacher agency by bringing together ...
Nicola Walshe, Elizabeth A. C. Rushton
wiley   +1 more source

Cumulative impact assessments highlight the linkages among intentions, behaviors, and benefits of home gardening in the post COVID-19 pandemic era

Wellbeing, Space and Society
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly heightened people’s awareness of their physical and mental well-being. Numerous studies have demonstrated the multifunctional benefits of home gardening for human health before and during the pandemic.
Luu Van Thong Trac, Chih-Peng Tsou, Tzu-Yao Liu, Quoc Tuan Le, Khuong Lai Trac, Hieu Hoang Trung, Chia-Ni Chou, Tao-Ming Chen, Chen-Fa Wu   +8 more
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Ornamental Bedding Plants Industry in Japan: Changes in Production, Distribution and Consumption after the Gardening Boom of 1990\u27s [PDF]

, 2010
The ornamental bedding plants in Japan experienced a gardening boom that peaked in 1999.The gardening boom of 1990’s had a profound effect in the bedding plants market in Japan, which historically had tended to increase gradually, increased dramatically ...
Miyabe kazuyuki, Niisato Yasutaka
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‘A completely different space’: Teachers' perspectives on disadvantage, access to nature and outdoor learning

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examined teachers' perspectives on how children benefit from time in nature, how disadvantage shapes access and the role of schools in facilitating such access. Drawing on interviews conducted in 2022 with 25 UK primary school teachers who participated in Generation Wild, a nature connection programme for schools in economically ...
Nicola Parkin, Kersty Hobson, Wouter Poortinga, Mark Stead, Julia Newth, Jonathan Reeves, Merideth Gattis   +6 more
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Extension of Vase Life by Nano-Selenium in Rosa hybrida

Horticulturae
Vase life directly affects the ornamental value of cut flowers, and extending vase life has been a research focus in the floriculture industry. The antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Nano-Se provide a new direction to extend the life of cut ...
Yiting Wang, Yiling Cai, Dongbo Cai, Jia Xue, Dao Wang, Yansheng Xue, Qijian Wang, Feng Xu   +7 more
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Parental involvement and engagement during COVID‐19 lockdowns: School staff and parents' reflections about children's learning at home

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Valuing parental engagement, as part of home–school collaboration, can benefit children's learning. This article focuses on parents and school‐based staff's (N = 120) experiences of children's learning occurring at home during the COVID‐19 lockdowns (2020–2021), both school‐mandated and other learning activities.
Ashley Brett, Bonny L. Hartley, Deborah Wallace, Adewale Magaji, Lorraine Smith, Rachel Wolfendale   +5 more
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Listening and Making Beats With the Birds: An Outdoor Music‐Based Toolkit for Youth Engagement and Conservation Technologies

The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, EarlyView.
Abstract Biodiversity loss and unequal access to nature limit both ecological knowledge and opportunities for experiential learning. Here I present a portable, power outlet–independent educational toolkit that integrates AI‐assisted bird detection (Haikubox, BirdNET‐Pi, Merlin Bird ID) with off‐the‐shelf sound‐recording and music‐creation hardware ...
Diego Ellis‐Soto
wiley   +1 more source

[Monastery garden, mystical garden].

Revue d'histoire de la pharmacie, 2004
The monastery garden is a symbolic place where medicinal plants have both therapeutic use and religious meaning. The cloister is a natural as well as a spiritual space, where the monastic virtues are expressed by the geometry of the alleys and the floral composition.
openaire   +1 more source

Phylogenomics and Biogeography of the Eastern Asian–Eastern North American Disjunct Genus Hylodesmum (Fabaceae)

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Integrating data from plastid genomes, nrDNA, and 353 low‐copy nuclear genes, this study establishes a robust phylogenetic framework for Hylodesmum. This framework supports a taxonomic revision recognizing 18 species and reveals a complex pattern of bidirectional EA–ENA dispersal, with mammals as a plausible dispersal agent. ABSTRACT Phylogenomics with
Zhuqiu Song, Gang Yao, Chen Ren, Kaiwen Jiang, Dongxian Xu, Shijin Li   +5 more
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Historical Climatic Fluctuations and Geographic Isolation Shaped the Phylogeographic Patterns of a Mycoheterotrophic Species in Subtropical China

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
Plastome and microsatellite data reveal strong population structure but low genetic diversity in the fully mycoheterotrophic herb Burmannia nepalensis across subtropical China. Multiple glacial refugia and recent population decline highlight the roles of geographic isolation, climatic history, and human disturbance in shaping the biodiversity of ...
Miaomiao Shi, Tong Zeng, Zhongtao Zhao, Xiaojuan Li, Xiangping Wang, Shiran Gu, Shijin Li, Tieyao Tu, Dianxiang Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source