TY - JOUR
T1 - Anthropomorphic and factual approaches in Komodo dragon conservation awareness program for elementary school students
T2 - Initial study
AU - Kamil, Puspita Insan
AU - Susianto, Harry
AU - Purwandana, Deni
AU - Ariefiandy, Achmad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019, © 2019 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - Increasing wildlife awareness is a commonly used approach in community conservations programs. However, in Indonesia, this approach has rarely been quantitatively evaluated for its effectiveness. In North Flores, we carried out a short Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) conservation awareness program for elementary school students. The program used a mixed communication approach combining an anthropomorphic storybook and factual information about Komodo behavior delivered through a presentation and a video. The results from this initial study showed that the program had improved students’ knowledge of Komodo dragon biology and conservation efforts.
AB - Increasing wildlife awareness is a commonly used approach in community conservations programs. However, in Indonesia, this approach has rarely been quantitatively evaluated for its effectiveness. In North Flores, we carried out a short Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) conservation awareness program for elementary school students. The program used a mixed communication approach combining an anthropomorphic storybook and factual information about Komodo behavior delivered through a presentation and a video. The results from this initial study showed that the program had improved students’ knowledge of Komodo dragon biology and conservation efforts.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85063796007&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1533015X.2019.1582374
DO - 10.1080/1533015X.2019.1582374
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85063796007
SN - 1533-015X
VL - 19
SP - 225
EP - 237
JO - Applied Environmental Education and Communication
JF - Applied Environmental Education and Communication
IS - 3
ER -