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Mallavarapu, Suma; Taglialatela, Lauren A. – Environmental Education Research, 2019
Given that conservation education is a primary goal for zoos, it is important to study how changes in exhibit design in the same facility (with the same animals and visitor base) can impact short- and long-term conservation knowledge, attitudes, and behavior (KAB) amongst visitors. However, there is very limited research on this topic. Our goal…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Animals, Conservation (Environment), Wildlife
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Giannetta, Cathleen – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2018
This article explores whether presenting conservation issues in a manner that makes connections with intertwined issues of violence, economics, social issues, and politics elicits more engagement than does presenting the conservation issues in isolation. Survey data were collected concerning African elephant poaching for ivory and the effect of…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Violence
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Pacey, Carol A.; Marsh, Paul C. – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2013
Limited public outreach programs about Arizona native fish exist and those that do are passive, fee-based, or Web-oriented, while others limit their geographic range. The program this article addresses sought to improve this situation with development of a state-wide outreach program with a goal to educate Arizona's children about native fish with…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Teaching Methods, Wildlife, Multimedia Instruction
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Cartwright, Barbara J.; Wall, John E.; Kaya, J. A. Placide – Journal of Environmental Education, 2012
Among species recovery tools available, re-introduction of animals to the wild is one of the more complex. Since the mid-1990s two successful great ape re-introductions have taken place in the Republic of Congo, leading some conservationists to revisit re-introduction as a strategy. This research explored the role of conservation education and…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Primatology, Foreign Countries, Environmental Education
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Pearson, Elissa L.; Dorrian, Jillian; Litchfield, Carla A. – Environmental Education Research, 2013
Despite the endangered status of the orangutan, very little research has sought to understand what people know about this species or the conservation challenges they face. As zoos are well placed to influence such understandings, the present study sought to explore knowledge following a visit to orangutan exhibits at three Australian zoos…
Descriptors: Recreational Facilities, Animals, Wildlife, Conservation (Environment)
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Theimer, Stefan; Ernst, Julie – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2012
Despite a recent increased emphasis on emotional connections to nature and their relationship to stewardship and health outcomes in the environmental education and other literature, there is a lack of understanding of what qualities of nature experiences actually influence emotional connections to nature, otherwise known as environmental…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Animals, Wildlife, Affective Behavior
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Flowers, Alice B. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 2010
In 2005, state fish and wildlife agency wanted to examine how one of its conservation education programs was providing science-based understanding and outdoor experiences by evaluating students' knowledge, skills, attitudes and intended behavioral outcomes related to fish, fishing and aquatic habitats in Montana. A key factor in this study was the…
Descriptors: Animals, Conservation Education, Student Surveys, Teaching Methods
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Aguirre, Virginio; Orihuela, Agustin – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate if an educational package used for animal welfare teaching would have significant effects on the knowledge of first grade children in a rural area of Mexico. The research was conducted with 276 students in six public schools. In the experimental group, 177 children participated in a 10 week-long animal…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Animals, Rural Areas
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Fox-Parrish, Lynne; Jurin, Richard R. – Journal of Environmental Education, 2008
The authors used a case-study methodology to explore the perceptions of 30 9th-grade biology students relative to black-tailed prairie dogs. The case study, which involved classroom- and field-based experiences that focused on black-tailed prairie dogs, revealed 3 major themes: apathy, egocentrism, and naive conceptions. The authors had hoped that…
Descriptors: Biology, Grade 9, Conservation (Environment), Animals
Pringle, Rose; Hakverdi, Meral; Cronin-Jones, Linda; Johnson, Courtney – 2003
The traditional approach to education in zoo settings operated under the premise that meaningful learning and improved attitudes toward environmental education would occur by simply exposing children to wild animals. This study was a preliminary evaluation of an innovative environmental education program at a medium-sized Florida zoo. The study…
Descriptors: Animals, Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education, Educational Facilities