Participant Outcomes of Biodiversity Citizen Science Projects: A Systematic Literature Review
Participant Outcomes of Biodiversity Citizen Science Projects: A Systematic Literature Review
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生物多样性公民科学项目的参与者成果：系统文献综述
DOI：
10.3390/su11102780
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发表时间：
2019
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
K. Kremer
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作者：
Maria Peter;T. Diekötter;K. Kremer
公民科学作为环境和可持续发展教育的一种形式越来越受欢迎。公民科学不仅使研究人员能够收集大量与生物多样性有关的数据，而且还有可能让公众参与生物多样性研究。许多公民科学项目已经出现，它们假定参与该项目会影响参与者的知识、态度和行为。我们调查了关于生物多样性公民科学项目结果的真正存在的证据，这些证据站在个体参与者一边。为此，我们对截至2017年(包括2017年)发表的同行评议研究文章进行了系统审查。我们发现了不同个体参与者结果的证据。最常被报道的结果是知识的增长。在几篇文章中发现的其他结果，涉及行为或态度的变化。较少报告的结果是新技能、增加的自我效能感和兴趣，以及各种其他个人结果。我们讨论了回顾研究中使用的研究设计和方法，并对未来的研究提出了具体的建议。我们的结论是，公民科学是关注生物多样性的环境和可持续发展教育的一个有前途的选择。自然科学家和社会科学家在项目设计和评价方面的伙伴关系将使未来的生物多样性公民科学项目能够充分利用其教育潜力。
Citizen science is becoming increasingly popular as a format in environmental and sustainability education. Citizen science not only allows researchers to gather large amounts of biodiversity-related data, it also has the potential to engage the public in biodiversity research. Numerous citizen science projects have emerged that assume that participation in the project affects participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and behavior. We investigated what evidence really exists about the outcomes of biodiversity citizen science projects on the side of the individual participants. For this purpose, we conducted a systematic review of peer-reviewed research articles published up to and including 2017. We found evidence for various individual participant outcomes. The outcome reported most often was a gain in knowledge. Other outcomes, found in several articles, referred to changes in behavior or attitudes. Outcomes reported less often were new skills, increased self-efficacy and interest, and a variety of other personal outcomes. We discuss the research design and methods used in the reviewed studies und formulate specific recommendations for future research. We conclude that citizen science is a promising option for environmental and sustainability education focusing on biodiversity. Partnerships between natural and social scientists in the design and evaluation of projects would allow future biodiversity citizen science projects to utilize their full educational potential.