Forest stewardship education - Fostering positive attitudes in urban youth

Authors
Broussard, SR Jones, SB Nielsen, LA Flanagan, CA
Citation
Sr. Broussard et al., Forest stewardship education - Fostering positive attitudes in urban youth, J FORESTRY, 99(1), 2001, pp. 37-42
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF FORESTRY
ISSN journal
00221201 → ACNP
Volume
99
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
37 - 42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1201(200101)99:1<37:FSE-FP>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Philadelphia middle school students participated in a forestry education pr ogram that involved activities in the classroom, an urban forest, and a dem onstration forest. A better understanding of forest stewardship, as evidenc ed by students' increased knowledge and shifting attitudes, was the cumulat ive effect, but activities and discussions in the demonstration forest prov ed the most effective educational method for fostering positive attitudes t oward forestry.