Approaching geodiversity through field trips in secondary education. A study with science teachers in Biscay

Abstract

The present study explores the academic profile and the attitude about geodiversity and geological heritage of the science teachers of obligatory secondary education, analyzing the difficulties of those who do not make field trips and collecting the positive clues of those who do make them. A study performed in Biscay with 84 teachers. Through surveys and interviews and considering the need of the integration of geodiversity in the scholar curriculum, this project wants to be usefull, aswell, to make the most of the high interesting geological areas.