Abstract (eng)
This thesis presents the didactic concept for a workshop on the “Pannonian flora”, which will be carried out with upper secondary school students at the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna in the context of the “makingAchange” project and the “Grüne Schule”. The aim of the workshop is to improve the students’ understanding of the Pannonian dry grasslands, to increase their interest in this indigenous vegetation, to raise their awareness of the effects of human impact and climate change, and to gain their acceptance of conservation efforts. The didactic concept was based on the definition of the workshop conditions and an extensive literature review to clarify relevant content, suitable methods, and learning objectives. Aspects of environmental education and student interest were also identified and considered. This could be particularly important with regard to the observed “plant blindness” of many students and the observation that the Pannonian flora is not perceived as particularly interesting. This thesis could show that the botanical garden as an informal learning environment offers a great opportunity to convey relevant information about the Pannonian dry grasslands and to sensitise the students to the main threats and important conservation measures. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop could not be conducted and evaluated for this thesis. Therefore, the final part discusses different methods to evaluate the workshop and presents the design of an intervention study and a questionnaire to assess the interests and attitudes of the workshop participants, which could be used for future studies.