Education and Conservation Benefits of Marine Wildlife Tours: Developing Free-Choice Learning Experiences

Autor/in	Zeppel, Heather
Titel	Education and Conservation Benefits of Marine Wildlife Tours: Developing Free-Choice Learning Experiences
Quelle	In: Journal of Environmental Education, 39 (2008) 3, S.3-18 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0095-8964
Schlagwörter	Audiences; Ecology; Learning Processes; Empathy; Wildlife; Environmental Education; Conservation (Environment); Learning Activities; Learning Experience; Marine Biology; Marine Education; Models; Behavior Change; Change Strategies; Consciousness Raising; Tourism; Informal Education; Attitude Change; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Environmental Interpretation; Meta Analysis; Outcomes of Education; Adults; Australia; New Zealand; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spectator; Zuschauer; Ökologie; Learning process; Lernprozess; Empathie; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Lernaktivität; Lernerfahrung; Meeresbiologie; Analogiemodell; Lösungsstrategie; Bewusstseinsbildung; Tourismus; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Umweltzentrum; Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Australien; Neuseeland; USA
Abstract	Marine wildlife tours can provide a range of education and conservation benefits for visitors, including emotional (i.e., affective) responses and learning (i.e., cognition). Interpretive programs cover the biology, ecology, and behavior of marine species; best practice guidelines; and human threats to marine areas. The author reviews the education and conservation benefits of 18 marine wildlife experiences with dolphins, whales, and marine turtles by using (a) M. Orams's (1999) framework of indicators such as behavior or lifestyle changes in visitors and (b) 3 environmental indicators of conservation. Results of this meta-analysis showed that visitor learning and emotional empathy during mediated encounters with marine wildlife contributed to on-site behavior changes and some longer term intentions to engage in marine conservation actions. The author presents an experience-learning-action model to guide research and develop free-choice visitor learning. (Contains 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10