Evaluating Conservation Education Programs at a South American Zoo

January 1st, 1994 | RESEARCH

This paper outlines the methodology and findings of a study that analyzed the effects of zoo-based educational approaches on the knowledge of, and attitude toward, wildlife conservation among Colombian fourth-grade students (9 to 11 years of age). The rationale behind the study was that direct experience, coupled with adequate preparation and reinforcement, should improve children's knowledge of, and attitudes toward wildlife.

Document

VSA-a0a4q6-a_5730.pdf

Team Members

Teresa Gutierrez de White, Author, Colombian Association of Zoological Parks
Susan K. Jacobson, Author, University of Florida

Citation

Identifier Type: ISSN
Identifier: 1064-5578

Publication: Visitor Studies
Volume: 6
Number: 1
Page(s): 207

Tags

Audience: Educators | Teachers | Elementary School Children (6-10) | Evaluators | Middle School Children (11-13) | Museum | ISE Professionals
Discipline: Ecology | forestry | agriculture | Education and learning science | Life science | Nature of science
Resource Type: Peer-reviewed article | Research Products
Environment Type: Aquarium and Zoo Programs | Informal | Formal Connections | K-12 Programs | Public Programs