20.500.12556/RUL-132362 Wolvesʼ conservation through educational workshops which method works best? (1) Background: Conservation biology education is an important societal goal, targeting the worldwide promotion of biodiversity conservation. When learning about animals, direct experience poses an ideal opportunity to influence the participants’ attitudes and knowledge. However, in the case of large carnivores, direct experiences are scarcely possible, except at local zoos. School teaching should therefore rely on preserved materials, which are still originals. (2) Methods: Here, we investigated how students’ attitudes and knowledge regarding wolves can be improved in three different teaching contexts: (a) through conventional lectures, (b) through lectures combined with hands-on activities in the real classroom setting, and (c) through lectures with hands-on activities at the university. Students from general and vocational (veterinary) upper secondary school participated in the study. Attitudes and knowledge were tested before and after the teaching. (3) Results: Students displayed positive attitudes toward wolves and their prior knowledge had the highest influence on attitude ratings. Knowledge about wolves improved during teaching regardless of the teaching approach. The highest influence on attitudes and knowledge was observed in the university setting. (4) Conclusion: The university setting evidently produces the strongest effect so it is a recommended approach when designing conservational topics. achievement attitude conservation educational workshops teaching methods wolves true false true Angleški jezik Ni določen Članek v reviji 2021-10-22 14:12:46 2021-10-22 14:12:46 2022-09-12 04:12:07 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2019 0 0 17 str. iss. 4, art. 1124 Vol. 11 2019 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 599.744.111.1:37 2071-1050 10.3390/su11041124 4998479 RAZ_Orazem_Vesna_2019.pdf RAZ_Orazem_Vesna_2019.pdf 1 F20EBF10B867959AEFACC6726E8CAE80 85c5f5bef21e18758a833411dccdddb8dbbd7f8436c2ff795d658e7fa2325cbb a9989971-3331-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=149989 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/4/1124 1 5919a493-3331-11ec-abdb-00155dcfd717 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=149988 Biotehniška fakulteta Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0