Harnessing visual media in environmental education: increasing knowledge of orangutan conservation issues and facilitating sustainable behaviour through video presentations
| Autor: | Jillian Dorrian, Carla A. Litchfield, Elissa Pearson |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pearson, Elissa Lee, Dorrian, Jillian, Litchfield, Carla Anita |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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business.industry
Knowledge level media_common.quotation_subject orangutan conservation Educational technology Repeated measures design New media Education Developmental psychology Presentation Environmental education Emotive environmental education Attitude change new media Psychology business Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Environmental Education Research. 17:751-767 |
| ISSN: | 1469-5871 1350-4622 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13504622.2011.624586 |
| Popis: | Many animals are currently facing extinction. Conservation education which highlights the impacts of our behaviour on other species survival is crucial. This study provides evidence for the use of visual media to increase knowledge, attitudes and conservation behaviours regarding the highly endangered orangutan. University students (n=126) were shown two styles of educational presentation (knowledge-based, emotive), representative of material widely available through the internet. Participants were randomly assigned to groups, with presentation order counterbalanced. A repeated measures between groups ANCOVA revealed significant increases in knowledge about orangutans over time (p |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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