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The Dynamics of Reading Genre Fiction: Researching and Teaching Interpretive Practices

open access: yesReading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 2, April/May/June 2026.
Conceptual model positioning genre fiction as a site for studying how narrative form organizes reader interpretation, identifying four dynamics—iterability, narrative interest, serialization, and spectacle—to guide empirical research on reading processes.
Robert Jean LeBlanc, Amy Stornaiuolo
wiley   +1 more source

Ocean literacy and how serious games can play a part: the case of the jellyfish and the microplastics governance game MoreGoJelly!

open access: yesCambridge Prisms: Plastics
Serious games are a method that can be used to reach the public on complex topics related to the ocean. Although games used for learning generally, and ocean literacy specifically, have developed gradually since the 1970s, it was not until the ...
Rachel Tiller   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bringing Ocean Science News To the Classroom [PDF]

open access: yes
One of the goals of COSEE-Ocean Systems and its partners is to work toward bridging the gap between "school science" and "scientist science," in the context of using ocean examples to guide science inquiry.

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Enhancing motivation to learn marine ecology and increase ocean literacy through virtual reality in higher education

open access: yesEcosphere, Volume 17, Issue 3, March 2026.
Abstract Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly recognized as a tool for enhancing engagement and motivation in education. This is particularly true where access to experiential learning is limited, as is often the case in marine ecology courses. However, the effectiveness of VR for teaching and learning in higher education is poorly understood. Here, we
Sally A. Keith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rainfall Variability and Extremes in the Hamassa Sub‐Basin, Ethiopia: Past Trends and Future Risks

open access: yesMeteorological Applications, Volume 33, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
This study assessed spatial variability and temporal trends in the historical (1986–2023) and projected precipitation regime of the Hamassa sub‐basin. The results indicate a significant drying trend during the main cropping season, marked interannual and spatial variability, and associated linkages to warm‐phase ENSO events, which delay the onset and ...
Barana Babiso Badesso   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical-World Knowledge and Public Views on Climate Change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Climate change is a formidable topic, challenging the research efforts of countless scientists across many different fields. Surveys find surprisingly high levels of confidence among nonscientists, however, regarding their own understanding of climate ...
Fogg, Linda M, Hamilton, Lawrence C.
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Synergizing scientific and local knowledge for ecosystem services assessments: A case study in northern Portugal

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 3, Page 633-649, March 2026.
Abstract Integrating scientific and local ecological knowledge on ecosystem services (ES) is essential for effective and inclusive environmental management. Such an integration strengthens societal engagement, supports policy implementation and helps reduce sectoral conflicts across marine sectors.
Jacinto Cunha   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ocean Literacy as a Mechanism for Change Across and Beyond the UN Ocean Decade

open access: yesOcean and Society
Understanding the complexity of human–ocean relationships has been increasingly recognized as being central to addressing the triple crises currently facing the ocean and the communities that depend on it—climate change, biodiversity loss, and social ...
Emma McKinley   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rare books as historical objects: a case study of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library rare books collection [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2015Once upon a time all the books in the Arctic were rare books, incomparable treasures to the men and women who carried them around the world.
Korotkova, Ulyana Aleksandrovna   +1 more
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