Michiel Jan Dirk Hooykaas
Biographic Data
| ID | 6627403 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michiel Jan Dirk Hooykaas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michiel Jan Dirk |
| FAMILY NAME | Hooykaas |
| SIGNATURE | HOOYKAAS M J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Naturalis Biodiversity Center |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8586-3849 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
‘The toad jumps because he thinks I am lovely’
Connecting children with nature is a priority on international policy agendas, yet fostering children’s connections with local animals remains challenging for schools. This project aims to support teachers in understanding children’s relationship with local animals and how schoolyards can be used to strengthen these relationships. The study characterizes the relationships children (5–11 year-olds) have with local animals and identifies opportunit…
Animal biodiversity and specificity in children’s picture books
While animal biodiversity is declining globally, cultural representations of animals are highly prevalent in society and play an increasing part in shaping children’s perceptions of animal diversity. We studied animal portrayals in children’s picture books in the Netherlands, and coded over 2,200 animals from 217 award-winning books. We found a strong bias toward vertebrates, mammals in particular. Mammals were featured more often than other anim…
Animals in Fashion
While cultural products such as clothes are usually not designed with an educational goal in mind, they may still raise biodiversity awareness. This study explored the portrayal of animal biodiversity on children’s clothing marketed by three major clothing retailers in the Netherlands. Findings showed that although nonhuman animals were a common theme, diversity was quite low. The portrayal was centered on mammals, in particular exotic and domest…
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Animal biodiversity and specificity in children’s picture books
While animal biodiversity is declining globally, cultural representations of animals are highly prevalent in society and play an increasing part in shaping children’s perceptions of animal diversity. We studied animal portrayals in children’s picture books in the Netherlands, and coded over 2,200 animals from 217 award-winning books. We found a strong bias toward vertebrates, mammals in particular. Mammals were featured more often than other anim…
Animals in Fashion
While cultural products such as clothes are usually not designed with an educational goal in mind, they may still raise biodiversity awareness. This study explored the portrayal of animal biodiversity on children’s clothing marketed by three major clothing retailers in the Netherlands. Findings showed that although nonhuman animals were a common theme, diversity was quite low. The portrayal was centered on mammals, in particular exotic and domest…
‘The toad jumps because he thinks I am lovely’
Connecting children with nature is a priority on international policy agendas, yet fostering children’s connections with local animals remains challenging for schools. This project aims to support teachers in understanding children’s relationship with local animals and how schoolyards can be used to strengthen these relationships. The study characterizes the relationships children (5–11 year-olds) have with local animals and identifies opportunit…
Animal and Plant Science Education (3 works) · Animal behavior (2 works) · Biodiversity (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Adventure Education (1 work) · Animal species (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Archaeology (1 work)