| Issue |
SHS Web Conf.
Volume 59, 2018
The 6th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Service-Learning (APRCSL 2017)
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| Article Number | 01022 | |
| Number of page(s) | 10 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185901022 | |
| Published online | 10 December 2018 | |
The Long Term Impact of A Rainforest Experience on Chinese Students’ Pro-Environmental Identity and Behavior in Macau
School of Arts, Macau Polytechnic Institute, R. de Luís Gonzaga Gomes, Macau SAR
* e-mail: nitam@ipm.edu.mo
The phenomenological case study covers the limited research on Chinese students‟ experiences of nature in a tropical rainforest in Thailand. Macau is a very small place with only 20 % of natural resources remaining but Chinese students are born to be detached from these natural environments. Their comfortable lifestyle leads to a rise of unsustainable behavior such as an increased in consumption and household waste. With numerous researches that review the benefits of nature including an enhancement in environmental friendly behavior, a 7 d self-funded experiential learning program in a tropical rainforest in Thailand in 2015 was initiated in fostering 12 Chinese students‟ pro-environmental identity and behavior. Findings show the majority of students‟ pro-environmental identity and behavior is enhanced and they are trying to reconnect with the natural environment more often than before.
Key words: Experience / Nature / Pro-environmental identity / Behavior
© The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2018
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