Ecological literacy and beyond: Problem-based learning for future professionals

Ambio

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 154-162

  Lewinsohn, Thomas M ^a   Attayde, José Luiz ^b   Fonseca, Carlos Roberto ^b   Ganade, Gislene ^b   Jorge, Leonardo Ré ^a   Kollmann, Johannes ^c   Overbeck, Gerhard E ^d   Prado, Paulo Inácio ^e   Pillar, Valério D ^d   Popp, Daniela ^c   da Rocha, Pedro L B ^f   Silva, Wesley Rodrigues ^a   Spiekermann, Annette ^c   Weisser, Wolfgang W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conceptual underpinnings; Interdisciplinary work; Problem based learning; Teaching ecology

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

ECOLOGY; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 84939896050     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: 16547209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13280-014-0539-2     Document Type: Article

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