The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness

Jennie F. Lane; Ufuk Özdag

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Jennie F. Lane ¹ ^* , Ufuk Özdag ²

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¹ Educational Sciences, Bilkent University, Ankara, TURKEY² American Culture and Literature Hacettepe University, Ankara, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

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Nature writers provide intelligent and thoughtful works to evoke passion, to inspire connections, to illustrate a concept, and to challenge current ways of thinking. The genre of nature writing can help students realize that the environment is not merely a setting, but it speaks to us. To better appreciate and understand the call of nature writers, this paper introduces a conceptual framework that organizes writing attributes and intentions used in this genre. The study conducts a deductive content analysis of the literature to further explain the framework’s core: An awareness of sense of place; its past, present, and future. The reviewed literature helps understand ancillary benefits of knowing one’s place, including an expanded sense of community and thinking in systems. The explanations are supported with key insights from notable nature writers along with selected teaching ideas. This framework can help educators from many disciplines revitalize their curriculum by introducing words and wisdom from nature writers.

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environmental awareness
nature writing
sense of place
time-space continuum

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INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED, 2023, Volume 19, Issue 1, Article No: e2304

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Lane, J. F., & Özdag, U. (2023). The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 19(1), e2304. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13026

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Lane JF, Özdag U. The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2023;19(1):e2304. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13026

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Lane JF, Özdag U. The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness. INTERDISCIP J ENV SCI ED. 2023;19(1), e2304. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13026

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Lane, Jennie F., and Ufuk Özdag. "The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education 2023 19 no. 1 (2023): e2304. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13026

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Lane, J. F., and Özdag, U. (2023). The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness. Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 19(1), e2304. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13026

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Lane, Jennie F. et al. "The call of nature writing: A framework of attributes and intentions for environmental awareness". Interdisciplinary Journal of Environmental and Science Education, vol. 19, no. 1, 2023, e2304. https://doi.org/10.29333/ijese/13026