The use of criteria in argumentation and the construction of environmental concepts: a university case study

Abstract: We have analysed the processes of argumentation of three university student groups (A: six students, C: five students and J: seven students) while making a decision about an environmental problem (selection of a heating system). The discussions took place in three 1 ½ hour sessions that were audio taped and transcribed. For the analysis of the oral discussions, on the one hand, we have taken into account some of the dimensions characterising the quality of this decision-making process, including the number and variety of criteria utilised, whether criteria which did not favour the selected option were considered and whether priorities were established among criteria, and, on the other hand, the use of environmental concepts such as renewable and sustainability as well as the meanings that were constructed for both concepts. We have determined that the students in this study proposed and utilised, both explicitly and implicitly, a high number and great variety of criteria to support

Angaben zum Objekt

• Standort: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Umfang: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Postprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: International Journal of Science Education ; 32 (2010) 17 ; 2311-2333

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Mannheim
• (wann): 2010
• Urheber: Uskola, Araitz ; Maguregi, Gurutze ; Jiménez-Aleixandre, Maria-Pilar

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: 10.1080/09500690903501736
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-222463
• Rechteinformation: Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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