Antonio Castro
Biographic Data
| ID | 3708013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antonio Castro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antonio |
| FAMILY NAME | Castro |
| SIGNATURE | CASTRO A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Missouri |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9713-2445 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 38 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 274 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 38 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1967 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Which landscape do you prefer? The role of emotions on choices for landscape management
Landscape preferences refer to the subjective likes and dislikes people have regarding various types of landscapes. However, the specific role that emotions play in this question and their impact on influencing choices for landscape is still poorly studied. To address this gap, we hypothesise that landscapes evoke emotions and we explore whether they have a role in shaping landscape preferences. Using 109 semi-structured interviews we captured th…
A Methodological Pathway for Supporting the Transition From Theory to Practice in Action‐Oriented Research for Transformative Change
Over recent decades, action‐oriented research has gained prominence in co‐producing actionable knowledge to drive transformative change toward sustainability. However, further methodological developments are needed to support the transition to the application phase of such knowledge. This study presents a novel methodological pathway applied through two identical workshops in two case studies within the Spanish drylands. Grounded in previously co…
Mapping and quantifying nature’s contributions to people underpinning international food trade: The case of the Brazilian coffee and soy supply-chains
Global food systems are dependent on nature’s contributions to people (NCP), yet the role of such contributions in international trade is largely underrecognised. Using publicly available data on the configuration of natural and cultural landscapes, we developed a spatially-explicit approach to map, quantify and trace a regulating NCP (wild pollination) and a non-material NCP (supporting identities) underpinning Brazilian coffee and soy supply-ch…
Affirming our identities: Teaching with diverse children’s literature
Mapping biocultural diversity: An integrative spatial approach to inform conservation and management decisions
Effective conservation and sustainable management require metrics that capture the coupled dynamics of biological and cultural systems. Quantifying and mapping this biocultural diversity remains difficult due to its multidimensional and context-dependent nature. This study introduces the Biocultural Index for Refugia Exploration (BIRE), an integrative spatial approach combining biological and socio-cultural variables to map biocultural diversity.…
Capacitação de mão de obra para a logística 4.0 no Brasil: Uma revisão de literatura sobre lacunas de habilidades e propostas de formação profissional
A evolução tecnológica provocada pela Indústria 4.0 tem impactado diretamente a área logística, exigindo profissionais com competências específicas para lidar com tecnologias emergentes, como automação, inteligência artificial e sistemas integrados. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo analisar, por meio de uma revisão de literatura, a lacuna de habilidades existentes no mercado logístico brasileiro e propor sugestões de program…
Exploring agricultural stakeholders’ mental models of the water-energy-food-ecosystems (Wefe) Nexus: Insights from Mediterranean case studies
The multifaceted spectra of power − A participatory network analysis on power structures in diverse dryland regions
Bringing three empirical cases to the study of conflict and collaboration. • Contributing to the theoretical literature on sources of power by pushing the state of the art on environmental change politics. • Filling research gap by focusing on traditionally neglected actors levels of power in formal and informal network settings. • Innovative methodological approach through emphasizing qualitative social network analysis whilst emphasizing co-pro…
Exploring biocultural diversity: A systematic analysis and refined classification to inform decisions on conservation and sustainability
Biocultural diversity reflects the interplay among biological and cultural diversity within social-ecological systems, shaped by human societies’ unique interactions with nature. This concept encompasses diverse knowledge, beliefs, practices, and values linked to local biodiversity. Despite its growing relevance, research gaps persist, including the need for theoretical clarity and a broader empirical application. To examine biocultural diversity…
Welcome home! Introducing SocSES: A Society for Inclusive and Impactful Social-Ecological Research
Underpinned by systemic thinking, social-ecological systems (SES) research has emerged as a critical field for addressing the challenges of the Anthropocene, marked by a cross-scale focus, inter- and transdisciplinary approaches, and a strong emphasis on place-based work. Thanks to the efforts of many networks and institutes, the field has advanced new theoretical and methodological approaches, fostered dedicated journals, and spurred educational…
Valuing ecosystem services of freshwater mussels and fish
There’s something wrong in society”: Teaching for racial civic literacy using young adult fiction
This multiple case study traced how secondary preservice social studies teachers grappled with understanding race/racism in their reading of the novel, All American Boys. Participants, all self-identified as white, consisted of two cohorts of students who attended a large midwestern university and were enrolled in an advanced social studies methods course. Drawing on notions of racial civic literacy, we analyzed participants’ responses to the nov…
Carnivores’ contributions to people in Europe
Human-carnivore relations in Europe have varied throughout history. Because of recent conservation efforts and passive rewilding, carnivore populations are recovering, which translates into more interactions with humans. Thus, unraveling these interactions as well as the multiple contributions carnivores provide to people is crucial to their conservation. We examined the literature conducted in Europe since 2000 and used the nature’s contribution…
How the characteristics of words in child-directed speech differ from adult-directed speech to influence children’s productive vocabularies
Child-directed speech has long been known to influence children’s vocabulary learning. However, while we know that caregiver utterances differ from those directed at adults in various ways, little is known about any differences in the lexical properties of child-directed and adult-directed utterances. We compare over half a million word tokens from adult speech directed at children (from caregiver–child transcriptions) to the same quantity direct…
Land transformation changes people ́s values of ecosystem services in Las Vegas agrarian landscapes of Madrid Spain
Agrarian landscapes play a vital role in securing ecosystem services to people. These environments in central rural Spain are threatened by urban and industrial expansion, as expansion has and continues to cause the exile of young people to cities and rural abandonment. Land transformation in these environments not only alters the diversity of the services the ecosystems provide to people but may also change the values people hold on these landsc…
Water‐saving techniques for restoring desertified lands: Some lessons from the field
Nature‐based solutions can significantly contribute to restoration projects in areas affected by desertification processes, where they are necessary for reversing land degradation. Currently, one innovative solution is The CocoonTM, which has been designed as a new ecotechnology for improving seedling establishment. The Cocoon consists of a doughnut‐shaped container made of recycled cardboard that provides water and shelter at least during the fi…
Examining concern about climate change and local environmental changes from an ecosystem service perspective in the Western U.S
Implications of urban growth and farmland loss for ecosystem services in the western United States
The implications of ideology on teachers’ beliefs regarding civic education
Delineating boundaries of social-ecological systems for landscape planning: A comprehensive spatial approach
Limited Knowledge About Hydatidosis Among Farmers in Northwest Portugal: A Pressing Need for a One Health Approach
Impacts of land use change on ecosystem services and implications for human well-being in Spanish drylands
Learning From Preservice Teachers’ Thoughts About Teaching in Urban Schools: Implications for Teacher Educators
Preparing new teachers to work in urban schools has become a priority for many teacher education programs. This study explored 20 preservice teachers’ responses to a scenario about working in an urban school as a beginning teacher. Specific attention was placed on what participants believed were key challenges and concerns. Findings indicated that participants who exhibited interest in urban school teaching and those who did not shared similar co…
Social Studies Education
Manifesting Destiny: Re/presentations of Indigenous Peoples in K–12 U.S. History Standards
In this mixed-methods study, we use a postcolonial framework to investigate how state standards represent Indigenous histories and cultures. The research questions that guided this study include: (a) What is the frequency of Indigenous content (histories, cultures, current issues) covered in state-level U.S. history standards for K–12? (b) What is the difference between the frequency of inclusion of pre-1900 Indigenous content and post-1900 Indig…
Themes in the Research on Preservice Teachers’ Views of Cultural Diversity: Implications for Researching Millennial Preservice Teachers
This article traces themes found in the research on preservice teachers’ views of cultural diversity published in peer-reviewed journals from 1985 to 2007. The article seeks to draw insights that inform education researchers interested in interrogating and unpacking views about diversity expressed by today’s millennial college students. Findings suggest that although recent studies report a shift toward more positive attitudes about teaching cult…
Manifesting Destiny: Re/presentations of Indigenous Peoples in K–12 U.S. History Standards
In this mixed-methods study, we use a postcolonial framework to investigate how state standards represent Indigenous histories and cultures. The research questions that guided this study include: (a) What is the frequency of Indigenous content (histories, cultures, current issues) covered in state-level U.S. history standards for K–12? (b) What is the difference between the frequency of inclusion of pre-1900 Indigenous content and post-1900 Indig…
Resilience strategies for new teachers in high-needs areas
Language Brokering Among Mexican-Immigrant Families in the Midwest: A Multiple Case Study
Language brokering (LB) is the act of translating and interpreting within immigrant families by children and adolescents for their parents, other family members, and other adults. Although LB is a common phenomenon among immigrant families in the United States, research regarding its impact on immigrant families mainly focuses on the experiences of language brokers only and not on their parents or immediate families. Thus, the purpose of this in-…
Disrupting the Official Curriculum: Cultural Biography and the Curriculum Decision Making of Latino Preservice Teachers
This multiple case study traces the influence of cultural biographies on the curriculum decision making of two Latino preservice teachers who student taught in standards-based schools. These participants drew on their personal and cultural experiences to disrupt the “official” curriculum, which they believed failed to address fundamental issues of race and inequity. Findings suggest that personal encounters with discrimination and economic injust…
Impacts of land use change on ecosystem services and implications for human well-being in Spanish drylands
The implications of ideology on teachers’ beliefs regarding civic education
Implications of urban growth and farmland loss for ecosystem services in the western United States
What Makes a Citizen? Critical and Multicultural Citizenship and Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Citizenship Skills
Utilizing a framework of critical and multicultural citizenship, this qualitative study investigates how preservice teachers at a Midwestern university defined ideal citizenship, how these definitions influenced which civic skill they valued most, and how they envisioned teaching for this skill in the classroom. Findings indicated that participants adopted either a conservative-values-based or awareness-based definition of citizenship. Conservati…
Delineating boundaries of social-ecological systems for landscape planning: A comprehensive spatial approach
I Want a Multicultural Classroom”: Preparing Social Studies Teachers for Culturally Diverse Classrooms
This qualitative study investigates the perspectives of two cohorts of elementary preservice teachers on citizenship education in today's culturally and globally diverse classrooms. Both cohorts were enrolled in the same university; however, one group participated in an urban-based teacher education program designed around the needs of urban school children. While participants reported varying views of citizenship and offered diverse strategies f…
Learning From Preservice Teachers’ Thoughts About Teaching in Urban Schools: Implications for Teacher Educators
Preparing new teachers to work in urban schools has become a priority for many teacher education programs. This study explored 20 preservice teachers’ responses to a scenario about working in an urban school as a beginning teacher. Specific attention was placed on what participants believed were key challenges and concerns. Findings indicated that participants who exhibited interest in urban school teaching and those who did not shared similar co…
Are perfectionism, individualism, and racial color-blindness associated with less cultural sensitivity? Exploring diversity awareness in White prospective teachers
Postmodern society and the individual: The structural characteristics of postmodern society and how they shape who we think we are
The notion that personality is pluralistic and not a rigid construct is widely acknowledged within the social sciences. However, factors affecting multiplicity outside of clinical enquiry are still poorly understood. The idea that postmodern society has influenced how the individual conceives of their self-concept is frequently discussed, however, seldom theorised and empirically inspected. This study tests a number of psycho-sociological hypothe…
Visionaries, Reformers, Saviors, and Opportunists: Visions and Metaphors for Teaching in the Urban Schools
This qualitative study investigated the visions and metaphors for teaching held by teacher candidates enrolled in an urban-based alternative certification program. While late-entry teacher recruits are considered to have high motivations for urban school teaching, few studies explore the nature of these motivations. Findings from this study uncovered four orientations concerning teaching in urban schools: visionaries, reformers, saviors, and oppo…
The multifaceted spectra of power − A participatory network analysis on power structures in diverse dryland regions
Bringing three empirical cases to the study of conflict and collaboration. • Contributing to the theoretical literature on sources of power by pushing the state of the art on environmental change politics. • Filling research gap by focusing on traditionally neglected actors levels of power in formal and informal network settings. • Innovative methodological approach through emphasizing qualitative social network analysis whilst emphasizing co-pro…
Exploring biocultural diversity: A systematic analysis and refined classification to inform decisions on conservation and sustainability
Biocultural diversity reflects the interplay among biological and cultural diversity within social-ecological systems, shaped by human societies’ unique interactions with nature. This concept encompasses diverse knowledge, beliefs, practices, and values linked to local biodiversity. Despite its growing relevance, research gaps persist, including the need for theoretical clarity and a broader empirical application. To examine biocultural diversity…
Examining concern about climate change and local environmental changes from an ecosystem service perspective in the Western U.S
La iglesia al día: Aggiornamento en los Países Bajos
No abstract available. ECA Estudios Centroamericanos, Vol. 22, No. 232, 1967: 705-707
Resilience strategies for new teachers in high-needs areas
Disrupting the Official Curriculum: Cultural Biography and the Curriculum Decision Making of Latino Preservice Teachers
This multiple case study traces the influence of cultural biographies on the curriculum decision making of two Latino preservice teachers who student taught in standards-based schools. These participants drew on their personal and cultural experiences to disrupt the “official” curriculum, which they believed failed to address fundamental issues of race and inequity. Findings suggest that personal encounters with discrimination and economic injust…
Themes in the Research on Preservice Teachers’ Views of Cultural Diversity: Implications for Researching Millennial Preservice Teachers
This article traces themes found in the research on preservice teachers’ views of cultural diversity published in peer-reviewed journals from 1985 to 2007. The article seeks to draw insights that inform education researchers interested in interrogating and unpacking views about diversity expressed by today’s millennial college students. Findings suggest that although recent studies report a shift toward more positive attitudes about teaching cult…
Language Brokering Among Mexican-Immigrant Families in the Midwest: A Multiple Case Study
Language brokering (LB) is the act of translating and interpreting within immigrant families by children and adolescents for their parents, other family members, and other adults. Although LB is a common phenomenon among immigrant families in the United States, research regarding its impact on immigrant families mainly focuses on the experiences of language brokers only and not on their parents or immediate families. Thus, the purpose of this in-…
Postmodern society and the individual: The structural characteristics of postmodern society and how they shape who we think we are
The notion that personality is pluralistic and not a rigid construct is widely acknowledged within the social sciences. However, factors affecting multiplicity outside of clinical enquiry are still poorly understood. The idea that postmodern society has influenced how the individual conceives of their self-concept is frequently discussed, however, seldom theorised and empirically inspected. This study tests a number of psycho-sociological hypothe…
I Want a Multicultural Classroom”: Preparing Social Studies Teachers for Culturally Diverse Classrooms
This qualitative study investigates the perspectives of two cohorts of elementary preservice teachers on citizenship education in today's culturally and globally diverse classrooms. Both cohorts were enrolled in the same university; however, one group participated in an urban-based teacher education program designed around the needs of urban school children. While participants reported varying views of citizenship and offered diverse strategies f…
La indianización de Othello
La película Omkara (2006), dirigida por Vishal Bhardwaj, es una adaptación de la obra de Othello de William Shakespeare. La historia se ubica en la India contemporánea y este ensayo discute las decisiones interpretativas del director. Bhardwaj transfiere exitosamente los valores isabelinos al sur de Asia y logra potenciar el conflicto de Othello de tal manera que el espectador entiende las razones de la tragedia. La cinta contiene los rasgos cara…
What Makes a Citizen? Critical and Multicultural Citizenship and Preservice Teachers' Understanding of Citizenship Skills
Utilizing a framework of critical and multicultural citizenship, this qualitative study investigates how preservice teachers at a Midwestern university defined ideal citizenship, how these definitions influenced which civic skill they valued most, and how they envisioned teaching for this skill in the classroom. Findings indicated that participants adopted either a conservative-values-based or awareness-based definition of citizenship. Conservati…
Ecosystem service trade-offs from supply to social demand: A landscape-scale spatial analysis
Multiple Zoonotic Parasites Identified in Dog Feces Collected in Ponte de Lima, Portugal—A Potential Threat to Human Health
Dogs play many roles and their presence within people’s houses has increased. In rural settings dog faeces are not removed from the streets, representing an environmental pollution factor. Our aim was to evaluate the occurrence of environmental contamination with zoonotic intestinal parasites of three groups of dogs in Ponte de Lima, Portugal, with a particular emphasis on Echinococcus granulosus. We collected 592 dog faecal samples from the envi…
Are perfectionism, individualism, and racial color-blindness associated with less cultural sensitivity? Exploring diversity awareness in White prospective teachers
Visionaries, Reformers, Saviors, and Opportunists: Visions and Metaphors for Teaching in the Urban Schools
This qualitative study investigated the visions and metaphors for teaching held by teacher candidates enrolled in an urban-based alternative certification program. While late-entry teacher recruits are considered to have high motivations for urban school teaching, few studies explore the nature of these motivations. Findings from this study uncovered four orientations concerning teaching in urban schools: visionaries, reformers, saviors, and oppo…
Social Studies Education
Manifesting Destiny: Re/presentations of Indigenous Peoples in K–12 U.S. History Standards
In this mixed-methods study, we use a postcolonial framework to investigate how state standards represent Indigenous histories and cultures. The research questions that guided this study include: (a) What is the frequency of Indigenous content (histories, cultures, current issues) covered in state-level U.S. history standards for K–12? (b) What is the difference between the frequency of inclusion of pre-1900 Indigenous content and post-1900 Indig…
Limited Knowledge About Hydatidosis Among Farmers in Northwest Portugal: A Pressing Need for a One Health Approach
Impacts of land use change on ecosystem services and implications for human well-being in Spanish drylands
Learning From Preservice Teachers’ Thoughts About Teaching in Urban Schools: Implications for Teacher Educators
Preparing new teachers to work in urban schools has become a priority for many teacher education programs. This study explored 20 preservice teachers’ responses to a scenario about working in an urban school as a beginning teacher. Specific attention was placed on what participants believed were key challenges and concerns. Findings indicated that participants who exhibited interest in urban school teaching and those who did not shared similar co…
Delineating boundaries of social-ecological systems for landscape planning: A comprehensive spatial approach
The implications of ideology on teachers’ beliefs regarding civic education
Examining concern about climate change and local environmental changes from an ecosystem service perspective in the Western U.S
Implications of urban growth and farmland loss for ecosystem services in the western United States
Water‐saving techniques for restoring desertified lands: Some lessons from the field
Nature‐based solutions can significantly contribute to restoration projects in areas affected by desertification processes, where they are necessary for reversing land degradation. Currently, one innovative solution is The CocoonTM, which has been designed as a new ecotechnology for improving seedling establishment. The Cocoon consists of a doughnut‐shaped container made of recycled cardboard that provides water and shelter at least during the fi…
How the characteristics of words in child-directed speech differ from adult-directed speech to influence children’s productive vocabularies
Child-directed speech has long been known to influence children’s vocabulary learning. However, while we know that caregiver utterances differ from those directed at adults in various ways, little is known about any differences in the lexical properties of child-directed and adult-directed utterances. We compare over half a million word tokens from adult speech directed at children (from caregiver–child transcriptions) to the same quantity direct…
Land transformation changes people ́s values of ecosystem services in Las Vegas agrarian landscapes of Madrid Spain
Agrarian landscapes play a vital role in securing ecosystem services to people. These environments in central rural Spain are threatened by urban and industrial expansion, as expansion has and continues to cause the exile of young people to cities and rural abandonment. Land transformation in these environments not only alters the diversity of the services the ecosystems provide to people but may also change the values people hold on these landsc…
Sociology (18 works) · Geography (14 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Ecology (13 works) · Environmental resource management (11 works) · Pedagogy (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Environmental Science (10 works) · Biology (8 works) · Business (8 works)