Environmental service learning: outcomes of innovative pedagogy in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Schneller, Andrew Jon

doi:10.1080/13504620802192418

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“…As such, work under Stage 1 was conducted during a case study (Schneller 2008) of an environmental service learning course where the first version of the bioregional-Spanish language 2-MEV was used to measure Mexican children's environmental attitudes and values. Work during Stage 2 included further modifications of two survey items and testing the structure of this instrument with 335 children in two other parts of Baja California Sur.…”

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Measuring children’s environmental attitudes and values in northwest Mexico: validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV)

Schneller

Johnson

Bogner

2013

Environmental Education Research

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This paper describes the validation process of measuring children's attitudes and values toward the environment within a Mexican sample. We applied the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV), which has been shown to be valid and reliable in 20 countries, including one Spanish speaking culture. Items were initially modified to fit the regional dialect, culture, and bioregional context of our Mexican population. In Stage 1, we applied the scale to quantify the environmental attitudinal and value impacts of an environmental service learning program with 22 children in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Program effects were evaluated using a pre-test/post-test design quantifying preservation and utilization views of the environment. Based upon further cultural insights and the results from Stage 1, in Stage 2, we modified two more items to reflect the culture of philanthropy and associational life in Mexico. To test the structure of this finalized instrument, we applied the model in Stage 2 with a group of 335 children. We successfully extracted the already known factor structure covering the two higher order values of preservation and utilization. In general, the underlying primary attitudes were also confirmed, with the exception of two neighboring ones: Care with Resources and Intent of Support, which merged into one.

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Measuring children’s environmental attitudes and values in northwest Mexico: validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV)

Schneller

Johnson

Bogner

2013

Environmental Education Research

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“…Thus a more qualitative approach to knowledge assessment in this field might include the interpretation of learners' reports (Farmer, Knapp, and Benton 2007;Schneller 2008). Schneller (2008), for instance, interviewed Mexican secondary students, as well as their teachers and parents, to explore students' learning after attending an experiential course on environmental studies. His findings revealed that the course positively contributed towards students' knowledge of environmental issues and pro-environmental behaviours and attitudes.…”

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Evaluating the impact of an environmental education programme: an empirical study in Mexico

Ruíz-Mallén

Barraza

Bodenhorn

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Environmental Education Research

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“…Descriptive statistics are presented to identify trends within, and among, fishing communities and to provide accounts of discrepancies across the research topics. Such approaches have proven useful for identifying trends using similar data structure (Silverman, 2006;Schneller, 2008;Senko et al, 2011;Creswell, 2013).…”

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The Role of Taboos in the Protection and Recovery of Sea Turtles

2017

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Despite increased efforts from government agencies, scientists, and non-government organizations over the past few decades, anthropogenic sources of sea turtle mortality continue to threaten the survivorship of sea turtle species around the globe. More recent efforts to engage local people with community-based sea turtle conservation programs have been based primarily on economic incentives and less on cultural and social traditions. But there is growing evidence that informal institutions such as, taboos can be extremely effective at promoting wildlife conservation. Ghana is a culturally diverse country where local traditions have shown to improve protection for primates, crocodiles, and many bird species. This study explores the presence of a sea turtle taboo in fishing communities to demonstrate that traditional practices make residents more receptive to sea turtle conservation and more willing to follow government regulations. Fishers in the communities that are aware of the taboo are also more willing to adjust fishing methods to better protect sea turtles. The traditional taboo and national laws appear to be working synergistically to enhance sea turtle conservation in some regions of Ghana. This paper extends the argument that sea turtle conservation strategies succeed when the cultural and social traditions of local communities are integrated with management activities.

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Environmental service learning: outcomes of innovative pedagogy in Baja California Sur, Mexico

Cited by 47 publications

References 9 publications

Measuring children’s environmental attitudes and values in northwest Mexico: validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV)

Measuring children’s environmental attitudes and values in northwest Mexico: validating a modified version of measures to test the Model of Ecological Values (2-MEV)

Evaluating the impact of an environmental education programme: an empirical study in Mexico

The Role of Taboos in the Protection and Recovery of Sea Turtles

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