Can Short-Term Citizen Science Training Increase Knowledge, Improve Attitudes, and Change Behavior to Protect Land Crabs?
| Autor: | Chia Hsuan Hsu, Yuan-Mou Chang, Chi-Chang Liu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Sociology of scientific knowledge Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law land crab conservation TD194-195 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Training (civil) Renewable energy sources public engagement Citizen science GE1-350 Public engagement environmental literacy 0105 earth and related environmental sciences citizen science training Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry personal meaning mapping Public relations Environmental sciences Scientific literacy Environmental education ComputerSystemsOrganization_MISCELLANEOUS Sustainability business Psychology Meaning (linguistics) |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 14, p 3918 (2019) Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 14 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Citizen science projects are considered popular and efficient approaches to scientific research and conservation of sustainability. In addition, much research suggests that citizen science can improve participants&rsquo environmental and scientific literacy when they participate in surveys over a period of time. However, considerable research indicates that people in short-term training programs do not change their environmental literacy significantly. Nevertheless, studies have stated that these results might result from inappropriate evaluation methods. In this study, we used personal meaning mapping (PMM) to evaluate participants&rsquo knowledge, attitude, and behavior intention in relation to land crab protection. This method merges quantitative and qualitative dimensions, used in scientific knowledge research, which we extend to evaluate attitude and behavior intention. As a result, even with short-term training, we observe that participants&rsquo knowledge, attitude, and behavior intention significantly improves. Although some individuals exhibit no change in certain respects, we use PMM to understand the causes in detail. Taiwan is an island, famous for its fertile landscapes and biodiversity, and we anticipate finding efficient means to improve public environmental literacy. According to our research, public engagement in citizen science projects is an excellent approach to environmental education and conservation for sustainability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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