TY - JOUR
T1 - All in the Training: Techniques for Enhancing Karst Landscape Education through Show Cave Interpretation
AU - North, Leslie
AU - van Beynen, Philip
AU - Van Beynen, Philip
PY - 2016/1/1
Y1 - 2016/1/1
N2 - Despite the abundance of karst terrains and a universal lack of knowledge about the role they play in supplying freshwater resources, informal environmental education through guided show cave tours is poorly understood. This study evaluated techniques for educating cave guides on how to disseminate information about human–karst interactions to cave visitors. Results revealed the educational quality of material at both privately- and publicly-owned caves is lacking. This study also demonstrated that, by using informal learning theories as a guide, cave managers can alter existing tour content and guide training procedures to increase the educational quality of tours without negatively impacting entertainment value.
AB - Despite the abundance of karst terrains and a universal lack of knowledge about the role they play in supplying freshwater resources, informal environmental education through guided show cave tours is poorly understood. This study evaluated techniques for educating cave guides on how to disseminate information about human–karst interactions to cave visitors. Results revealed the educational quality of material at both privately- and publicly-owned caves is lacking. This study also demonstrated that, by using informal learning theories as a guide, cave managers can alter existing tour content and guide training procedures to increase the educational quality of tours without negatively impacting entertainment value.
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/2084
UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/1533015X.2016.1237901
U2 - 10.1080/1533015X.2016.1237901
DO - 10.1080/1533015X.2016.1237901
M3 - Article
VL - 15
JO - Applied Environmental Education & Communication
JF - Applied Environmental Education & Communication
ER -