Exploring challenges and lessons learned in cross-cultural environmental education research

Briggs, Lilly; Trautmann, Nancy M.; Phillips, Tina

doi:10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2019.01.001

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“…A broader investigation of CS projects that take place in and across other cultural contexts would deepen our knowledge in this regard and contribute to an optimised design of BDCS in the efforts to protect biodiversity worldwide (see, e.g. Briggs et al., 2019). Despite these limitations, our study provides valuable examples of individual participant outcomes of BDCS projects.…”

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Biodiversity citizen science: Outcomes for the participating citizens

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“…Combater esse hábito da população é a chave para solucionar esta problemática. Briggs et al (2019) corrobora que a EA deve adotar ações práticas que proporcione a mudança de comportamento das pessoas. No entanto, Dhokhikah et al (2015) ressalta a importância de comprometimento e esforço da população em mudar seus hábitos e evitar esse descarte irregular de RSU.…”

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Educação Ambiental e o descarte irregular de resíduos sólidos urbanos na Amazônia

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Desenvolvido a partir de um Projeto de Extensão juntamente ao Programa de Gestão UEPA Ambiental da Universidade do Estado do Pará com objetivo de atuar no combate ao descarte irregular de resíduos sólidos urbanos em vias públicas da cidade de Belém-PA, utilizando ações práticas de Educação Ambiental. Foi realizado a revitalização das calçadas e vias públicas como ação principal de impacto social. A metodologia aplicada com ações práticas de Educação Ambiental foi eficaz para coibir o descarte irregular de resíduos sólidos urbanos nas vias públicas de Belém gerando um impacto significativo na mudança de hábito da população.

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“…Various non-profit organizations are increasing their use of such survey assessments to demonstrate the impact of their education programs. However, even with more assessments, there is skepticism regarding the value of small-scale education programs -particularly those implemented across cultures (Carleton-Hug and Hug, 2010;Cutter-Mackenzie and Smith, 2010;Braun et al, 2018;Briggs et al, 2019). There is concern that effective education programs cannot realistically reach the increasing population sizes in areas surrounding vulnerable wildlife populations (Struhsaker et al, 2005).…”

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“…It is with these populations, however, that NGOs are increasing their focus on sustainable development and conservation initiatives (Jha and Bawa, 2006;Bradshaw et al, 2015). Effective biodiversity conservation also often relies on changes in knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of multiple populations across several linguistic, ethnic and national lines (Briggs et al, 2019). Language translation often makes comparing the effectiveness of conservation programs across different cultures difficult (Evans et al, 2007;Briggs et al, 2019).…”

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“…Effective biodiversity conservation also often relies on changes in knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of multiple populations across several linguistic, ethnic and national lines (Briggs et al, 2019). Language translation often makes comparing the effectiveness of conservation programs across different cultures difficult (Evans et al, 2007;Briggs et al, 2019). Developing evaluation techniques that do not rely heavily on reading or writing will facilitate comparative evaluations since they can be implemented across cultures, therein helping organizations to develop programs that have the greatest impact on larger scales.…”

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Implicit Measures Help Demonstrate the Value of Conservation Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Biodiversity is being lost at unprecedented rates. Limited conservation resources must be prioritized strategically to maximize impact. Here we introduce novel methods to assess a small-scale conservation education program in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Lola ya Bonobo is the world's only sanctuary for one of humans' two closest living relatives, bonobos, orphaned by the illegal trade in bushmeat and exotic pets. The sanctuary is situated on the edge of the country's capital, Kinshasa, its most densely populated region and a hub for the illegal wildlife trade that is imperiling bonobos and other endangered species. Lola ya Bonobo implements an education program specifically designed to combat this trade. Previous evaluation demonstrated the program's efficacy in transmitting conservation knowledge to children. In Study 1, we use novel implicit tests to measure conservation attitudes before and after an educational visit and document a significant increase in children's pro-conservation attitudes following direct exposure to bonobos and the education program. In Study 2, we show that adults exhibit high levels of conservation knowledge even before visiting the sanctuary, likely due to the sanctuary's longstanding education efforts in Kinshasa. In Study 3, we explored adults' empathetic attitudes toward bonobos before and after the sanctuary tour. Our results support the conservation education hypothesis that conservation education has improved relevant knowledge and attitudes in Kinshasa. Crucially, the present study validates new methods for implicitly assessing attitudes about environmental and social issues. These methods overcome typical biases in survey sampling and can be employed in diverse populations, including those with low literacy rates.

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Exploring challenges and lessons learned in cross-cultural environmental education research

Cited by 12 publications

References 38 publications

Biodiversity citizen science: Outcomes for the participating citizens

Biodiversity citizen science: Outcomes for the participating citizens

Educação Ambiental e o descarte irregular de resíduos sólidos urbanos na Amazônia

Implicit Measures Help Demonstrate the Value of Conservation Education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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