Elena Folsche- Dr. rer. nat.
- Osnabrück University
Elena Folsche
- Dr. rer. nat.
- Osnabrück University
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Introduction
Elena Folsche is a teacher of German language and Biology. She holds a PhD in Biology Didactics from the University of Osnabrück. Her research has focused on the human-animal relationship and the psychology of meat consumption. She remains passionate about education for sustainable development and continues to integrate her academic insights into her teaching practice.
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April 2018 - August 2020
Education
April 2018 - August 2020
October 2014 - March 2018
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Publications (13)
Social science interventions serve an important role in bird conservation efforts. Many bird species are endangered, and their conservation requires widespread changes in human behaviour. To optimally distribute resources such as time or money, conservation efforts should be directed at changeable human behaviours with the highest impact on bird co...
Nonhuman animals are perceived differently depending on their relative use for humans. While companion animals are anthropomorphized and assigned a high moral status, farm animals often do not receive such consideration. To investigate the development of these differing perceptions, we evaluated the depiction of farm and companion animals in German...
The production of food and the associated livestock farming contribute significantly to climate change and the global loss of biodiversity, hindering the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To promote responsible consumption and production of food (SDG 12), ensuring that students understand the production of our...
The topic of keeping livestock is very well suited to addressing the ecological, social, and economic aspects of the sustainable production of our food in school lessons. However, the production of animal-based foods is mainly outside the personal experience of children and young people. To derive relevant implications for teaching, this paper expl...
Viele der globalen Umweltprobleme unserer Zeit sind eine direkte oder indirekte Folge unserer nichtnachhaltigen Ernährung und Produktion unserer Nahrungsmittel (vgl. Campbell et al., 2017; Rockström et al., 2009; Steinfeld et al., 2006). Nahezu 80% der weltweiten landwirtschaftlichen Nutzflächen werden bereits als Weideland oder zur Futtermittelpro...
