Transforming Children's Live Experiences with Species into Conservation Willingness: The Mediating Roles of Biodiversity Knowledge and Affective Attitudes

Autor/inn/en	Faruhana, Abdullah; Asniza, Ishak Nor; Zohir, Ahmad Mohammad
Titel	Transforming Children's Live Experiences with Species into Conservation Willingness: The Mediating Roles of Biodiversity Knowledge and Affective Attitudes
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 11 (2022) 4, S.2057-2067 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Faruhana, Abdullah) ORCID (Asniza, Ishak Nor) ORCID (Zohir, Ahmad Mohammad)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Student Experience; Animals; Conservation (Environment); Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Maldives + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienerfahrung; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Malediven
Abstract	The loss of direct experiences with nature among today's children is of concern as it affects their conservation willingness (CW). While little is known about the influence of live experiences on CW, much less is known about how these events are related. This study aimed to examine the serial mediating effects of biodiversity knowledge (BK) and affective attitudes (AA) on the relationship between live experiences with species and CW. An online questionnaire was administered to 429 school children (11-12 years) in the Maldives. A two-serial mediation analysis revealed that live experiences exerted significant negative direct and positive indirect effects on CW. Thus, although a predictive sequential pathway from live experiences to BK to AA to CW was confirmed, partial mediation involving other mediators or moderators is likely. The direct effects of live experiences on BK and AA and of BK on AA suggest that experiential learning that stimulates AA is necessary to achieve overall positive impacts on CW. Therefore, educators and policymakers are critical in providing first-hand experiences to instill positive biodiversity conservation traits in children, enabling successful education for sustainable development and long-term biodiversity conservation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01