Understanding and modifying beliefs about climate change through educational travel

Understanding the factors that shape individuals' beliefs about climate change is key to the development of effective climate change communication and education strategies. In this study, we test a path model of the social psychological antecedents of beliefs about climate change and evaluate t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of sustainable tourism 2019-03, Vol.27 (3), p.292-307
Main Authors: Landon, Adam C., Woosnam, Kyle M., Keith, Samuel J., Tarrant, Michael A., Rubin, Donald M., Ling, Simon T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anthropogenic factors
Causation
Climate change
Climate change beliefs
Climate change communication
Design of experiments
Education
educational travel
Environmental changes
Experimental design
Human influences
Model testing
quasi-experiment
Quasi-experimental methods
Regression analysis
Travel
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Understanding the factors that shape individuals' beliefs about climate change is key to the development of effective climate change communication and education strategies. In this study, we test a path model of the social psychological antecedents of beliefs about climate change and evaluate the effectiveness of an educational travel program in changing them. Results show that environmental worldview and affective association with nature are two significant predictors of students' belief in the occurrence of climate change. Gender was found to influence belief in an anthropogenic causation, while political orientation was a significant predictor of conviction that climate change is occurring. Regression analysis was used to test for changes in climate beliefs before and after participation in an educational travel experience, compared to a control group, using a quasi-experimental design. Results indicate participation strengthened climate change beliefs.
ISSN:0966-9582
1747-7646
DOI:10.1080/09669582.2018.1560452