TY - JOUR
T1 - Place attachment and learning outcomes among tourists who volunteer for a U.S. National Park science volunteer program
AU - Fischer, Heather A.
AU - Wentz, Elizabeth A.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the volunteers who participated in and continue to participate in Map of Life. Walter Jetz and the Map of Life team at Yale University, Denali National Park and Preserve staff and administration, and Denali Backcountry lodge staff.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Volunteer science programs are designed to increase public understanding and appreciation of science by creating opportunities for the public to engage in science. This research assesses the impact of Map of Life-Denali on its volunteers. This program calls on park visitors to record wildlife observations while they visit Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. This paper focuses specifically on place attachment and learning outcomes for the volunteers, who are mainly tourists. Results from volunteer surveys show positive volunteer outcomes of the program, with implications for the continuation of this program and the institution of others.
AB - Volunteer science programs are designed to increase public understanding and appreciation of science by creating opportunities for the public to engage in science. This research assesses the impact of Map of Life-Denali on its volunteers. This program calls on park visitors to record wildlife observations while they visit Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska. This paper focuses specifically on place attachment and learning outcomes for the volunteers, who are mainly tourists. Results from volunteer surveys show positive volunteer outcomes of the program, with implications for the continuation of this program and the institution of others.
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U2 - 10.1080/1533015X.2020.1726840
DO - 10.1080/1533015X.2020.1726840
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85104533135
SN - 1533-015X
VL - 20
SP - 123
EP - 138
JO - Applied Environmental Education and Communication
JF - Applied Environmental Education and Communication
IS - 2
ER -