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The internalisation of an active attitude toward the environment is regarded as one of the main aims of environmental education, and with this in mind, a number of experiments have been arranged in the Nordic Countries in which school children of various ages have been involved in developing aspects of their own immediate environment. It has been characteristic of most of these experiments that many instances have had a voice in the development work and that the frame of reference has been based on learning by experience and an action research approach. The purpose of the latter has been to assess and promote the opportunities for children and young people to participate in developing the environment in which they live.
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Houtsonen, L. (2000). Participation in Environmental Planning as a Challenge for Field Teaching: A Nordic Viewpoint. In: Gerber, R., Chuan, G.K. (eds) Fieldwork in Geography: Reflections, Perspectives and Actions. The GeoJournal Library, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1552-2_4
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