Znanje in stališča osnovnošolcev o evrazijskem bobru v Beli krajini : magistrsko delo

Fir, Valentina (avtor), Torkar, Gregor (mentor)

Bela krajina, kot izjemno slikovita regija v jugovzhodnem delu Slovenije, se ponaša z bogato naravno dediščino in edinstvenim ekosistemom, ki služi kot dom številnim rastlinskim in živalskim vrstam. Mnogi se osredotočajo na izjemno kulturno in geografsko bogastvo tega območja, medtem ko smo se v tej magistrski nalogi osredotočili na raziskovanje in razumevanje znanja ter odnosa med lokalnim prebivalstvom, zlasti osnovnošolci, in ključno vrsto, ki vpliva na to okolje. Vrsta, ki ima posebno vlogo v ekosistemu Bele krajine, je tudi evrazijski bober (Castor fiber), saj je kot inženir ekosistemov sposoben preoblikovati reko in njeno okolico ter s tem prispevati tudi k spremembi življenja lokalnih prebivalcev. Magistrska naloga se osredotoča na preučevanje znanja in stališč osnovnošolcev o evrazijskem bobru v Beli krajini. Pri raziskavi smo podatke pridobili s pomočjo anketnega vprašalnika iz dveh belokranjskih šol sosednjih občin. Ugotovili smo, da imajo osnovnošolci zelo nizko znanje o evrazijskem bobru. Največ znanja so pokazali pri prepoznavanju evrazijskega bobra, telesnih značilnostih ter iz katerega materiala bober gradi bobrišča. Zelo slabo znanje so osnovnošolci pokazali na področju razvrščanja živali, poglobljene telesne zgradbe živali, prehranjevanja, vedenja, vloge v ekosistemu in razširjenosti vrste. Belokranjski osnovnošolci imajo pozitivna stališča do evrazijskega bobra, saj veliko osnovnošolcev meni, da imajo bobri pravico do življenja ter da je pomembno ohraniti populacijo evrazijskega bobra v Sloveniji tudi v prihodnje. Zaznali smo tudi statistično pomembne razlike osnovnošolcev med znanjem in stališči o evrazijskem bobru. Ob tem smo ugotovili, da se z večanjem znanja osnovnošolcev povečujejo tudi pozitivna stališča osnovnošolcev do evrazijskega bobra. Znanje se med dečki in deklicami o evrazijskem bobru v Beli krajini ne razlikuje. Hkrati pa smo ugotovili, da obstajajo statistično pomembne razlike pri stališčih do evrazijskega bobra med dečki in deklicami, pri čemer imajo deklice bolj pozitiven odnos do evrazijskega bobra. Med razredi tretjega vzgojno-izobraževalnega obdobja se znanje in stališča do evrazijskega bobra ne razlikujejo. Spoznanja, ki smo jih pridobili v magistrski nalogi, bomo uporabili pri vključevanju vsebine o evrazijskem bobru v učne načrte za naravoslovne predmete in s tem pripomogli k boljšemu znanju ter odnosu do evrazijskega bobra.

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: Osnovnošolsko učenje in poučevanje, Evropski bober, znanje, stališča, evrazijski bober, ohranjanje narave, osnovnošolci
• Vrsta gradiva: Magistrsko delo/naloga
• Tipologija: 2.09 - Magistrsko delo
• Organizacija: PEF - Pedagoška fakulteta
• Kraj izida: Ljubljana
• Založnik: V. Fir
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 51 str.
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-166066
• UDK: 599.322.3:373.3(043.2)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 220076291
• Datum objave v RUL: 19.12.2024

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Naslov: Knowledge and attitudes of primary school students towards the eurasian beaver in Bela krajina

Izvleček

White Carniola, as an extremely picturesque region in the south-eastern part of Slovenia, boasts with a rich natural heritage and a unique ecosystem that serves as a home for many plant and animal species. Many focuses on the extraordinary cultural and geographical richness of this area, whereas in this Master's thesis we focused on researching and understanding the knowledge and relationship between the local population, especially primary school children and a key species that affects this environment. The Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) is also a specie that plays a special role in the ecosystem of the White Carniola, because as an ecosystem engineer, it is able to transform the river and its surroundings and thereby also contributes of changing the lives of local residents. The master's thesis focuses on the study of the knowledge and attitudes of elementary school students about the Eurasian beaver in the White Carniola. In the research, we got data using a survey questionnaire from two White Carniola schools in neighbouring municipalities. We found that elementary school students have very little knowledge about the Eurasian beaver. They showed most knowledge in identifying the Eurasian beaver, its physical characteristics and which material its uses to build beaver dens. Elementary school students showed very poor knowledge in the area of animal classification, in-depth body structure of animals, feeding, behaviour, role in the ecosystem and distribution of the species. Elementary school students from White Carniola have positive attitudes towards the Eurasian beaver, as many elementary school students believe that beavers have the right to live and that it is important to preserve the Eurasian beaver population in Slovenia in the future as well. We also detected statistically significant differences about the Eurasian beaver between elementary school students' knowledge and attitudes. At the same time, we found out that as the knowledge of elementary school students increases, and also the positive attitudes of elementary school students towards the Eurasian beaver. The knowledge about the Eurasian beaver in White Carniola does not differ between boys and girls. At the same time, we found that there are statistically significant differences in the attitudes of boys and girls towards the Eurasian beaver, while girls having a more positive attitude towards the Eurasian beaver. The knowledge and attitude towards the Eurasian beaver does not differ between the classes of the third educational period. We will use the knowledge we gained in the master's thesis to include content about the Eurasian beaver in the curriculum for natural science subjects and thereby contribute to a better knowledge and attitude towards the Eurasian beaver.

• Ključne besede: knowledge, attitudes, Eurasian beaver, nature conservation, primary school students