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The Effects of Natural Resource Camps
on Youths
Carlson, J.E. and Baumgartner,
D
The .Journal of Environmental Education,
5.3 (1974) 1-7
Purpose:
Test effects of a natural resource camp
on changing attitudes toward natural resource
management.
Sample:
130 boys aged 13-19 attending two different
one-week natural resource camps, one in
Idaho and one in Washington. Data Analysis:
Part A: t-test for independent samples,
pre-and post-test. Part B: each dimension
dichotomized into high and low attitudes
based on median response on pre-test. Post-test:
dichotomized scale using dependent samples
t-test. Part C: Multiple Regression
Analysis: effects of residence size and
occupational level on responses.
Results:
- Attitudes more favorable toward all
multiple-use components in post-test.
- Significant changes in attitude toward:
natural resources, clear-cut harvesting,
watershed management, rangeland management,
recreation management, private timberland
management, public timberland management,
wildlife management, and multiple-use
management.
- Watershed: Little change on post-test
except for choice of no use, which tripled.
- Wildlife Management: increase in acceptance
of hunting females of all wild animals
- Forest Recreation: Post-test 20% positive
response increase to timber production
and recreation on the same land, 10%
increase in preference of timber production
over recreation in general.
- Timber cutting practices: Post-test
positive increased view of timber as
a crop to be harvested and replanted.
Increase in belief in cutting timber
not special because of size or age.
Decrease view that no timber should
be cut.
- Range Management: Post-test slight
increase favoring range division and
provision of salt licks and water troughs.
- Effects of Occupational Level and Residence
on Attitude Change:
- White collar level subjects: greater
attitudinal changes than farm or blue
collar
- Only white collar substantially changed
attitude toward concept of multiple-use
and watershed management
- Farm residents less likely than non-farm
residents to change attitudes toward
range land and watershed management.
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