Understanding Science in Conservation: A Q Method Approach on the Galapagos Islands
Understanding Science in Conservation: A Q Method Approach on the Galapagos Islands
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DOI：
10.4103/0972-4923.101835
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发表时间：
2012-07-01
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Cairns, Rose C.
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作者：
Cairns, Rose C.
来自不同学科背景的保护实践者和科学家对科学在保护中的作用的各种观点增加了大多数当代保护挑战的复杂性，并可能导致冲突和误解。本研究使用Q方法（一种心理学中的话语分析形式），以揭示科学家和保护，管理人员在加拉帕戈斯群岛上工作的科学/保护界面的角度范围。其目的是促进不同观点的支持者之间的相互理解和沟通，并将这些观点所依据的主观价值观、假设和利益置于严格的审查之下。来自不同学科和专业背景的27人进行了Q测试，包括34个选定的意见陈述样本。分析中出现了四个统计上不同的观点，强调了不同的关注点，并突出了对科学和保护的不同理解。这些观点被标记为：1）科学管理; 2）科学自由; 3）科学的局限性;和4。科学与保护的分离。深入讨论的相似性和差异的角度，并在现有的文献保护实践的影响进行了探讨。
The variety of perspectives that conservation practitioners and scientists from different disciplinary backgrounds have towards the role of science in conservation add to the already complex nature of most contemporary conservation challenges, and may result in conflict and misunderstanding. This study used Q method (a form of discourse analysis with roots in psychology) in order to uncover the range of perspectives on the science/conservation interface currently held by scientists and conservation,managers working on the Galapagos Islands. The aim was to facilitate mutual understanding and communication between proponents of the various viewpoints, as well as to expose the subjective values, assumptions, and interests on which these opinions are constructed, to critical scrutiny. Twenty-seven people from a range of disciplinary and professional backgrounds carried out a Q test consisting of a sample of 34 selected opinion statements. Four statistically different perspectives emerged from the analysis, emphasising different concerns and highlighting different understandings of science and conservation. The perspectives have been labelled as: 1) Science for management; 2) Freedom of science; 3) Limits of science; and 4. Separation of science and conservation. The similarities and differences between the perspectives are discussed in depth, and the implications for conservation practice are explored in light of the current literature.