Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116325, Taiwan, ROC; Taiwan Marine Education Center, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan, ROC.
Graduate Institute of Environmental Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 116325, Taiwan, ROC.
Mar Pollut Bull. 2023 Jun;191:114933. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114933. Epub 2023 Apr 27.
Marine debris is a vital issue in ocean governance. While education outreach can promote individual learning and develop pro-environmental behavior, research on marine debris education remains scarce. Kolb's experiential learning theory may provide a holistic model for marine debris education; therefore, this study developed an experiential-learning based marine debris (ELBMD) beach cleanup curriculum and analyzed the participants' performance during Kolb's four-stage cycle. The results revealed that (1) the ELBMD curriculum deepened the participants' understanding of marine debris, created a sense of responsibility, and increased their confidence in analytical skills and intention to act responsibly. (2) Reflection (Stage II) encouraged participants to think deeply about the human-environment relationship, which induced pro-environmental behavior and awareness of political engagement (Stage IV). (3) Peer discussion (Stage III) induced participants to refine their conception architecture, form values, and practice pro-environmental behavior (Stage IV). The results may aid the development of future marine debris education.
海洋垃圾是海洋治理中的一个重要问题。虽然教育推广可以促进个人学习和培养环保行为，但海洋垃圾教育的研究仍然很少。科尔布的体验式学习理论可能为海洋垃圾教育提供了一个整体模型；因此，本研究开发了一种基于体验式学习的海洋垃圾（ELBMD）海滩清理课程，并分析了参与者在科尔布的四个阶段循环中的表现。结果表明：（1）ELBMD 课程加深了参与者对海洋垃圾的理解，培养了责任感，并提高了他们对分析技能和负责任行动的信心。（2）反思（第二阶段）鼓励参与者深入思考人与自然的关系，从而引发了环保行为和参与政治的意识（第四阶段）。（3）同伴讨论（第三阶段）促使参与者完善他们的概念结构，形成价值观，并实践环保行为（第四阶段）。研究结果可能有助于未来海洋垃圾教育的发展。
