GUSTAV HELLDEN

Senior Lecturer in Science Education

BEd, MSc, PhD


Address:

Department for Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Kristianstad University

Box 59

29121 Kristianstad

Sweden

Gustav Hellden's research interests include: learning and teaching biology and environmental education at school and in teacher education; longitudinal studies of pupils' understanding of ecological processes and of the nature of matter and its transformations.

Recent publications in English

Hellden, G. Pupils' understanding of ecological processes and their conceptions of matter. In: Novak, J.D. Proceedings of Third International Seminar on Misconceptions and Educational Strategies in Science and Mathematics, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University, 1993.

Hellden, G. Didactical approaches. In: Classen-Bauer, I. Water in my life. Textbook for Teachers in Environmental Education. Berlin: Verlag

Wissenshaft und Bildung, 1993.

Hellden, G. Elements in pupils' ideas about ecological processes. In: Giordan, A. (Ed) Teacher Trainer Source Book. Geneva: The University of Geneva, 1994 (in press)

Hellden, G. Environmental Education and Pupils' Conceptions of Matter. Environmental Education Research, Vol 1 No.3, 1995.

Hellden, G. To develop an understanding of the natural world in the early ages. In: Burgen, A. (Ed.) Growing Up with Science. Cambridge: Academia Europaea, 1995 (in press).


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