Are Adolescents from a Forest Community Well-Informed about Forest Management?

Autor/inn/en	Ruiz-Mallen, Isabel; Barraza, Laura
Titel	Are Adolescents from a Forest Community Well-Informed about Forest Management?
Quelle	In: Journal of Biological Education, 42 (2008) 3, S.104-111 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9266
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Adolescents; Forestry; Foreign Countries; Knowledge Level; Indigenous Populations; Sustainable Development; Conservation (Environment); Student Interests; High School Students; Occupational Aspiration; Forestry Occupations; Textbook Content; Textbook Evaluation; Interviews; Observation; Mexico + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Forstwissenschaft; Waldwirtschaft; Ausland; Wissensbasis; Sinti und Roma; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Studieninteresse; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Forstberuf; Forstwirtschaftsberuf; Lehrbuchtext; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Mexiko
Abstract	The indigenous community of San Juan Nuevo Parangaricutiro in Mexico has been engaged in a successful Community Forest Enterprise employing sustainable management practices since 1981. These environmental practices do not seem to be reflected in the educational programmes developed at school. In this study, the environmental knowledge and interest of 102 students at high-school (15 to 18 years old) towards forestry management were analysed. The association between their knowledge and interests in environmental issues was also estimated. These analyses examine their interest in forest management as potential employment and the effect of the educational system on environmental learning. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods was used. Results showed that environmental concepts were poorly understood despite their inclusion in the curriculum. Adolescents did not envisage working in the forest in the future because they showed no interest in forest activities. Educational implications and strategies to encourage adolescents to become involved in community forest management are crucial for conservation. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10