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Taking Ocean Literacy Literally: Reflections on Literature’s Influence on Ocean Literacy
Ocean and SocietyThroughout history, literature has focused on humankind’s complex relationship with the sea. Although culture, and literature in particular, has offered readers an opportunity to learn about and connect with the ocean realm when it comes to public ...
Michelle E. Portman, Jordana Portman
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Exploring Our Oceans: Using the Global Classroom to Develop Ocean Literacy [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Developing the ocean literacy of individuals of all ages from all countries, cultures, and economic backgrounds is essential to inform choices for sustainable living in the future, but how we reach and represent diverse voices is a challenge.
Sarah Fielding +2 more
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Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement. [PDF]
Rev Fish Biol Fish, 2022 Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use, or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development by 2030 and beyond. However, growing human populations (particularly in mega-cities), urbanisation and socio-economic disparity threaten opportunities for people to engage ...
Kelly R +23 more
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Ocean literacies: the promise of regional approaches integrating ocean histories and psychologies [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 The current concept of ocean literacy reflects a prerequisite for achieving ocean sustainability. Existing ocean literacy reflects a fundamentally western view of oceans that works in tension with ocean literacy goals.
Kathleen Schwerdtner Manez +2 more
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A Change of Mind: Applying Social and Behavioral Research Methods to the Assessment of the Effectiveness of Ocean Literacy Initiatives [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Assessment of environmental literacy and ocean literacy focus on increasing knowledge and awareness. The goal of ocean literacy initiatives is ultimately to enable behavior change (whereby citizens take direct and sustainable action) to achieve ...
Matthew Ashley +3 more
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A Blueprint for Ocean Literacy: EU4Ocean [PDF]
Sustainability, 2022 In this paper, we discuss the importance of the efficient communication of science results to citizens across the world. In order for people to absorb information, we need to understand the principles and apply the best available means to facilitate the process of increasing global awareness of the changes.
Tymon Zieliński +2 more
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Ocean Literacy Competency : What Competencies Do Students Need Regarding Alignments with the Sea?
Jurnal Kependidikan, 2023 This study aims to map the ocean literacy competency needs through a competency needs assessment. The method used in this research is a survey. This research involved 116 respondents, namely junior high school teachers in the Riau Archipelago Province ...
Juwintar Febriani Arwan, Mohammad Ali
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The promotive effect of ocean literacy on marine conservation behavior: A qualitative study based on Chinese university students. [PDF]
PLoS ONEOcean literacy plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable marine conservation behaviors, yet its underlying psychological mechanisms among university students remain underexplored, particularly within Asian contexts.
Linzhao Wang +3 more
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Abstract This chapter showcases over 20 examples of ocean literacy activities developed during the Ocean Incubator Network Living Laboratory and beyond (the Foraminifera Box contains more than six activities that can be downloaded freely). The authors of these activities include students, scientists, researchers, educators, linguists, legal ...
Laura Vita +15 more
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Water education, ocean literacy and arts integration
Nordic Journal of Art and Research, 2023 Life below water, as well as at waters, is threatened due to human activity that has caused global warming. As UNESCO stresses, “the time to learn and act for our planet is now”. This article reports on a literature review of existing action research on
Tone Pernille Østern +6 more
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