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DOI | 10.1080/08941920.2015.1054976 |
Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs | |
Wright, Dale R.1; Underhill, Les G.2; Keene, Matt3; Knight, Andrew T.4,5 | |
发表日期 | 2015-09-02 |
ISSN | 0894-1920 |
卷号 | 28期号:9页码:1013-1029 |
英文摘要 | Citizen science is a useful approach for conducting scientific research; however, an understanding of the motivations, satisfactions, and other aspects of volunteers' psychology is essential for conservation scientists wishing to mobilize this resource. We tested psychometric instruments for assessing the motivations, satisfactions, and advocacy role of volunteers with the Second Southern African Bird Atlas Project (SABAP2). Data were collected through stakeholder and volunteer surveys, and focus groups with the program's management. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis included content analysis, statistical tests of internal consistency, and factor analysis. An inventory, the Environmental Volunteer Functions Inventory (EVFI), was tested for assessing volunteer motivations along with scales for assessing volunteer satisfaction and level of advocacy. These scales revealed that volunteers in SABAP2 are satisfied with the program and exhibit behaviors suggesting they act as advocates for the program. Insights and a platform for adaptive management are provided for managers of the social dimensions of citizen science and other conservation programs. |
英文关键词 | atlas data;conservation psychology;Environmental Volunteer Functions Inventory (EVFI);evaluation;participatory research;South Africa |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000359640100006 |
来源期刊 | SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES |
来源机构 | 美国环保署 |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/60416 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Cape Town, Percy Fitzpatrick Inst African Ornithol, Dept Biol Sci, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa; 2.Univ Cape Town, Anim Demog Unit, Dept Biol Sci, ZA-7700 Rondebosch, South Africa; 3.US EPA, Evaluat Support Div, Off Policy, Washington, DC 20460 USA; 4.Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Life Sci, Ascot, Berks, England; 5.Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Univ, Dept Bot, Elizabeth, South Africa |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wright, Dale R.,Underhill, Les G.,Keene, Matt,et al. Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs[J]. 美国环保署,2015,28(9):1013-1029. |
APA | Wright, Dale R.,Underhill, Les G.,Keene, Matt,&Knight, Andrew T..(2015).Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs.SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES,28(9),1013-1029. |
MLA | Wright, Dale R.,et al."Understanding the Motivations and Satisfactions of Volunteers to Improve the Effectiveness of Citizen Science Programs".SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES 28.9(2015):1013-1029. |
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