Gregor Torkar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6674823 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregor Torkar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregor |
| FAMILY NAME | Torkar |
| SIGNATURE | TORKAR G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ljubljana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4125-8529 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Preservice teachers as citizen scientists using iNaturalist
iNaturalist is a growing citizen science (CS) tool with great potential for biology education. Given the urgency of the biodiversity crisis, it is critical to raise awareness among preservice teachers (PT) as they impact future generations. Citizen Science has proven to be an effective educational tool. Activities with the iNaturalist application were conducted with preservice primary school teachers (PST) and biology teachers (BST) in Slovenian …
Key Predictors of Outdoor Science Teaching in Regular Classes
Outdoor science teaching provides meaningful, hands-on learning opportunities, yet remains inconsistently practiced in schools. This quantitative study investigated how specific teacher-level predictors associate with the frequency of outdoor science teaching in regular classroom time. A structured questionnaire was developed and administered to 258 Slovenian science in-service teachers, measuring their attitudes, self-efficacy, perceived support…
Enhancing biodiversity literacy in early learners: The impact of direct outdoor experience versus classroom instruction
Evolution in European and Israeli school curricula – a comparative analysis
The contribution of school curricula to public understanding and acceptance of evolution is still mostly unknown, due to the scarcity of studies that compare the learning goals present in different curricula. To overcome this lack of data we analysed 19 school curricula (18 European and one from Israel) to study the differences regarding the inclusion of learning goals targeting evolution understanding. We performed a quantitative content analysi…
Sustainable development goals in teacher education: Comparing syllabi in a Japanese and a Slovenian university
Introduction This research aims to explore the integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within teacher education programs, focusing on the Faculty of Education at Okayama University, Japan and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Methods We employed a qualitative content analysis of the syllabi (n = 2,079 from Okayama University; n = 504 from University of Ljubljana) and combined it with insights from semi-structured interviews. Resu…
Understanding Austrian middle school students’ connectedness with nature
Fostering pro-environmental behavior to achieve a sustainable society is one goal of Education for Sustainable Development worldwide. Connectedness with nature positively correlates with pro-environmental behavior and therefore needs to be studied in detail. In this mixed-method study, applying the “Inclusion of Nature in Self” (INS)-scale, we investigated 1) how closely preadolescents from urban middle schools (n = 651, 6th grade) are connected …
Environmental values and environmental concern
Attitudes, values and concerns are frequently measured to monitor individual preferences of adolescents. As there is still some discussion about how to monitor those variables with respect to empirical instruments, directions of items or length of instruments, we applied two established scales (2 Major Environmental Value Model [2-MEV] and Environmental Motives Scale [EMS]) to a Slovenian sample of 804 middle and high school students. Subsequentl…
Environmental values and environmental concern
Attitudes, values and concerns are frequently measured to monitor individual preferences of adolescents. As there is still some discussion about how to monitor those variables with respect to empirical instruments, directions of items or length of instruments, we applied two established scales (2 Major Environmental Value Model [2-MEV] and Environmental Motives Scale [EMS]) to a Slovenian sample of 804 middle and high school students. Subsequentl…
Environmental values and environmental concern
Attitudes, values and concerns are frequently measured to monitor individual preferences of adolescents. As there is still some discussion about how to monitor those variables with respect to empirical instruments, directions of items or length of instruments, we applied two established scales (2 Major Environmental Value Model [2-MEV] and Environmental Motives Scale [EMS]) to a Slovenian sample of 804 middle and high school students. Subsequentl…
Sustainable development goals in teacher education: Comparing syllabi in a Japanese and a Slovenian university
Introduction This research aims to explore the integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within teacher education programs, focusing on the Faculty of Education at Okayama University, Japan and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Methods We employed a qualitative content analysis of the syllabi (n = 2,079 from Okayama University; n = 504 from University of Ljubljana) and combined it with insights from semi-structured interviews. Resu…
Understanding Austrian middle school students’ connectedness with nature
Fostering pro-environmental behavior to achieve a sustainable society is one goal of Education for Sustainable Development worldwide. Connectedness with nature positively correlates with pro-environmental behavior and therefore needs to be studied in detail. In this mixed-method study, applying the “Inclusion of Nature in Self” (INS)-scale, we investigated 1) how closely preadolescents from urban middle schools (n = 651, 6th grade) are connected …
Evolution in European and Israeli school curricula – a comparative analysis
The contribution of school curricula to public understanding and acceptance of evolution is still mostly unknown, due to the scarcity of studies that compare the learning goals present in different curricula. To overcome this lack of data we analysed 19 school curricula (18 European and one from Israel) to study the differences regarding the inclusion of learning goals targeting evolution understanding. We performed a quantitative content analysi…
Preservice teachers as citizen scientists using iNaturalist
iNaturalist is a growing citizen science (CS) tool with great potential for biology education. Given the urgency of the biodiversity crisis, it is critical to raise awareness among preservice teachers (PT) as they impact future generations. Citizen Science has proven to be an effective educational tool. Activities with the iNaturalist application were conducted with preservice primary school teachers (PST) and biology teachers (BST) in Slovenian …
Key Predictors of Outdoor Science Teaching in Regular Classes
Outdoor science teaching provides meaningful, hands-on learning opportunities, yet remains inconsistently practiced in schools. This quantitative study investigated how specific teacher-level predictors associate with the frequency of outdoor science teaching in regular classroom time. A structured questionnaire was developed and administered to 258 Slovenian science in-service teachers, measuring their attitudes, self-efficacy, perceived support…
Enhancing biodiversity literacy in early learners: The impact of direct outdoor experience versus classroom instruction
Environmental Education and Sustainability (5 works) · Animal and Plant Science Education (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works) · Environmental education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Science education (3 works) · Outdoor and Experiential Education (2 works) · Outdoor education (2 works) · Scientific Literacy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)