Best practices are never best: Evaluating primate conservation education programs (PCEPs) with a decolonial perspective
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23424
Abstract: Who do we aim to educate with primate conservation education programs (PCEPs)? In a commentary published in a recent AJP, Annette Lanjouw suggested that many efforts to “educate” habitat‐country communities can be neocolonial in their… read more here.
Keywords: conservation education; conservation; education; education programs ... See more keywords
Time for action: Introduction to the special issue on conservation education in monkeys and strepsirrhines
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23480
Abstract: Primates and their habitat are under threat like never before. Since 2010 and the publication of the American Journal of Primatology (AJP's) most recent full, special issue on primate conservation education programs (PCEPs), many threats… read more here.
Keywords: conservation education; conservation; special issue; primatology ... See more keywords
Compassion and moral inclusion as cornerstones for conservation education and coexistence
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109253
Abstract: Abstract Although coexistence permeates conservation policy and action, increased public awareness has not necessarily translated into action despite concerted conservation education effort. To galvanize and focus prosocial behavior, education that extends compassion to an expansive… read more here.
Keywords: compassion; coexistence; conservation education; inclusion ... See more keywords
Research methods and reporting practices in zoo and aquarium conservation‐education evaluation
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13177
Abstract: Zoos and aquariums are increasingly incorporating conservation education into their mission statements and visitor experiences to address global biodiversity loss. To advance knowledge and practice in the field, research is being conducted to evaluate the… read more here.
Keywords: research; methods reporting; conservation education; reporting practices ... See more keywords
Learning outcomes measured in zoo and aquarium conservation education
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13891
Abstract: Communicating the topic of conservation to the public and encouraging proenvironmental behaviors can mitigate loss of biodiversity. Thus, the evaluation of educational efforts is important to ascertain the educational effects and provide high‐quality conservation education.… read more here.
Keywords: conservation education; conservation; education learning; learning outcomes ... See more keywords