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DOI	10.1007/s11422-014-9569-0
	Conceptualizations of waste-related implications on health and welfare among elementary school students in the Negev's Bedouin Arab community
	Sedawi, Wisam; Assaraf, Orit Ben Zvi; Cwikel, Julie
通讯作者	Assaraf, OBZ
来源期刊	CULTURAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
ISSN	1871-1502
EISSN	1871-1510
出版年	2014
卷号	9 期号:4 页码:935-976
英文摘要	This study addresses the manner in which 4th-5th grade children from unrecognized Bedouin settlements in Israel's Negev desert perceive waste and its effects on health and the environment, with an eye towards building a future model for their environmental education. These children participate in local practices with environmental repercussions, such as incinerating waste or collecting it for reuse and sale. These lead to injury, exposure to toxic chemicals and chronic disease. Understanding such dangers would not only help these children avoid future environmental and personal harm, but potentially allow them to influence the knowledge, affect and behavior of adults in their household as well. Data was collected by a combination of interviews and observations, with results divided into three main categories: knowledge, affect and behavior. We found that though waste is an integral part of the children's domestic environment, their knowledge of it was only superficial, based in social and personal experience. In terms of affect, children's reactions were ambiguous-demonstrating environmental responsibility whilst simultaneously describing a lack of interest towards environmental preservation. The children described several waste-related everyday behaviors: going to the valley to dump waste, burning or playing with it, making toys from discarded objects, and gathering metals, batteries, and bottles for sale. Together, the three aspects of this study reveal the extent and pervasiveness of waste's impact on these children's lives. They also highlight the areas that should be targeted in future environmental education if positive change is to be achieved.
英文关键词	Health education Environmental literacy Indigenous communities Health hazard Bedouin Arab community
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000214450900009
WOS关键词	CHILDREN ; ENVIRONMENT ; ATTITUDES ; HAZARDS ; JEWISH
WOS类目	Cultural Studies ; Education & Educational Research
WOS研究方向	Cultural Studies ; Education & Educational Research
来源机构	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/330679
作者单位	[Sedawi, Wisam; Assaraf, Orit Ben Zvi] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Sci & Technol Educ, Sci Educ Dept, Beer Sheva, Israel; [Cwikel, Julie] Ben Gurion Univ Negev, Dept Social Work, Beer Sheva, Israel
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sedawi, Wisam,Assaraf, Orit Ben Zvi,Cwikel, Julie. Conceptualizations of waste-related implications on health and welfare among elementary school students in the Negev's Bedouin Arab community[J]. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,2014,9(4):935-976.
APA	Sedawi, Wisam,Assaraf, Orit Ben Zvi,&Cwikel, Julie.(2014).Conceptualizations of waste-related implications on health and welfare among elementary school students in the Negev's Bedouin Arab community.CULTURAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION,9(4),935-976.
MLA	Sedawi, Wisam,et al."Conceptualizations of waste-related implications on health and welfare among elementary school students in the Negev's Bedouin Arab community".CULTURAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE EDUCATION 9.4(2014):935-976.