Wolvesʼ conservation through educational workshops : which method works best?

Oražem, Vesna (avtor), Tomažič, Iztok (avtor), Kos, Ivan (avtor), Nagode, Dolores (avtor), Randler, Christoph (avtor)

(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.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: achievement, attitude, conservation, educational workshops, teaching methods, wolves
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta ; PEF - Pedagoška fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2019
• Št. strani: 17 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 11, iss. 4, art. 1124
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-132362
• UDK: 599.744.111.1:37
• ISSN pri članku: 2071-1050
• DOI: 10.3390/su11041124
• COBISS.SI-ID: 4998479
• Datum objave v RUL: 22.10.2021

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Sustainability
• Skrajšan naslov: Sustainability
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2071-1050
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5324897

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.
• Začetek licenciranja: 21.02.2019

Projekti

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: Gips-Schüle Stiftung

• Financer: Drugi - Drug financer ali več financerjev
• Program financ.: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft