Classroom activities increased the children’s awareness and knowledge, but didn’t really change their attitudes towards nature (credit Romy Rice).
Classroom activities increased the children's awareness and knowledge, but didn't really change their attitudes towards nature (credit Romy Rice). Researchers at the Milner Centre for Evolution evaluated the effectiveness of conservation educational activities in the Cape Verde Island of Maio. Increasing understanding of conservation issues in schools doesn't necessarily translate into attitude change, says new research from the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath. The findings suggest that conservation educational activities should be evaluated carefully to make sure they are achieving the desired objectives. With increasing urbanisation and advances in technology, children's exposure to the natural world has decreased. To respond to this, conservationists have promoted educational activities to increase children's understanding and awareness of environmental issues, but new research shows that this doesn't always translate to them changing their attitudes or encourage them to become more involved in protecting the environment. In a study published in Oryx , researchers from the University of Bath worked with conservation non-profit Maio Biodiversity Foundation (FMB) in Maio, Cape Verde, to assess the impacts of environmental education on schoolchildren from the island.
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