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DOI	10.1186/s13002-020-00374-4
	Fauna and conservation in the context of formal education: a study of urban and rural students in the semi-arid region of Brazil
	de Oliveira, Jose Valberto 1,2; da Silva, Moacyr Xavier Gomes 1,2; Borges, Anna Karolina Martins 3; Souto, Wedson Medeiros Silva 4; de Faria Lopes, Sergio 1,2; de Brito Melo Trovao, Dilma Maria 5; Barboza, Raynner Rilke Duarte 6; Alves, Romulo Romeu Nobrega 1,2
通讯作者	de Oliveira, Jose Valberto
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE
EISSN	1746-4269
出版年	2020
卷号	16 期号:1
英文摘要	Background In addition to playing a key role in the dynamics of ecosystems, animal diversity, especially that of wild vertebrates, is intimately linked with human evolutionary history, which has resulted in diverse interactions that must be emphasized in formal education processes. We analyzed several methods of approaches used for biological education in order to teach about wild vertebrates and their conservation in urban and rural schools in the semi-arid region of Brazil. Methods Data were obtained via questionnaires applied to 990 students, of which 528 were urban and 462 rural, distributed among the seven grades/years that comprise the last two cycles of basic education in Brazil. The richness and diversity of the animals cited by the students were calculated, being the diversity using an adaptation of the equation for the Shannon-Weaver Index (H '). Data were analyzed using non-parametric descriptive statistics. Results Mammals and birds had the greatest richness and diversity of animals cited as most-studied in science/biology classes, and also the most indicated as occurring in the studied region. Among mammals, large carnivores with a showy appearance and utilitarian value had the highest citation frequencies, while there was a tendency for limited recognition of faunistic diversity in the other groups mentioned. Almost 70% of the students stated that their schooling processes dealt with the conservation of wild animals; however, about 50% of the students in both urban and rural contexts did not express conceptual understanding about the conservation of nature. Conclusions The recognition of animal diversity, especially vertebrates, beyond just mammals and birds, as well as conceptual clarity about the conservation of nature, are fundamental factors for the development of critical awareness of fauna and its conservation, and where the processes of schooling have a preponderant role. Finally, the study contributes to the legitimization of Ethnobiology as an interdisciplinary field of knowledge, especially in its interface with education, in addition to pointing out the importance of optimizing efforts in approaches to biodiversity conservation in formal educational processes.
英文关键词	Wild fauna Biological education Ethnozoology Conservation of nature
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Brazil
开放获取类型	gold, Green Published
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000529993000002
WOS关键词	ATTITUDES ; CONTACT
WOS类目	Biodiversity Conservation ; Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy
WOS研究方向	Biodiversity & Conservation ; Plant Sciences ; Pharmacology & Pharmacy
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/318984
作者单位	1.Univ Estadual Paraiba, Dept Biol, 351 Campus Univ, BR-58109753 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil; 2.Univ Estadual Paraiba, Programa Posgrad Etnobiol & Conservacao Nat, 351 Campus Univ, BR-58109753 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil; 3.Univ Fed Paraiba, Dept Sistemat & Ecol, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol Zool, BR-58051900 Joao Pessoa, PB, Brazil; 4.Fed Univ Piaui UFPI, Dept Biol, Lab Zool Wildlife Use & Conservat ZUCON, Campus Minist Petronio Portella, BR-64049550 Teresina, PI, Brazil; 5.Univ Bodocongo, Univ Estadual Paraiba, Dept Biol, Ave Baraunas,351 Campus, BR-58109753 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil; 6.Univ Fed Roraima, Colegio Aplicacao CAP, Ave Capitao Ene Garces,2413 Aeroporto, BR-69310000 Boa Vista, Parana, Brazil
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	de Oliveira, Jose Valberto,da Silva, Moacyr Xavier Gomes,Borges, Anna Karolina Martins,et al. Fauna and conservation in the context of formal education: a study of urban and rural students in the semi-arid region of Brazil[J],2020,16(1).
APA	de Oliveira, Jose Valberto.,da Silva, Moacyr Xavier Gomes.,Borges, Anna Karolina Martins.,Souto, Wedson Medeiros Silva.,de Faria Lopes, Sergio.,...&Alves, Romulo Romeu Nobrega.(2020).Fauna and conservation in the context of formal education: a study of urban and rural students in the semi-arid region of Brazil.JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE,16(1).
MLA	de Oliveira, Jose Valberto,et al."Fauna and conservation in the context of formal education: a study of urban and rural students in the semi-arid region of Brazil".JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 16.1(2020).