TY  - JOUR
AU  - Ballouard, Jean-Marie
AU  - Mullin, Stephen J.
AU  - Ajtić, Rastko D.
AU  - Brito, Jose Carlos
AU  - ElMouden, El Hassan
AU  - Erdogan, Mehmet
AU  - Feriche, Monica
AU  - Pleguezuelos, Juan M.
AU  - Prokop, Pavol
AU  - Sanchez, Aida
AU  - Santos, Xavier
AU  - Slimani, Tahar
AU  - Sterijovski, Bogoljub
AU  - Tomovic, Ljiljana
AU  - Usak, Muhammet
AU  - Zuffi, Marco
AU  - Bonnet, Xavier
PY  - 2015
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2003
AB  - Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding
   conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their
   reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors
   influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal
   conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average).
   We analysed the level of understanding, controllable (e.g. sample size)
   and less controllable factors (e.g. affectivity). Most children
   responded appropriately to the questions, but subtle changes in the
   phrasing influenced the answers. Affectivity towards endearing species
   and spontaneity also influenced the responses whereas small sample sizes
   (similar to 50 children) provided relatively stable patterns. Overall,
   we suggest that standardization of questionnaires administered over
   large spatial and time scales is needed to accurately assess children's
   attitudes towards conservation issues.
T2  - International Journal of Science Education
T1  - Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education
IS  - 3
VL  - 37
DO  - 10.1080/09500693.2014.993000
SP  - 469
EP  - 483
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Ballouard, Jean-Marie and Mullin, Stephen J. and Ajtić, Rastko D. and Brito, Jose Carlos and ElMouden, El Hassan and Erdogan, Mehmet and Feriche, Monica and Pleguezuelos, Juan M. and Prokop, Pavol and Sanchez, Aida and Santos, Xavier and Slimani, Tahar and Sterijovski, Bogoljub and Tomovic, Ljiljana and Usak, Muhammet and Zuffi, Marco and Bonnet, Xavier",
year = "2015",
abstract = "Questionnaires are important tools for assessing attitudes regarding
   conservation issues. However, they are not easily comparable and their
   reliability has been insufficiently assessed. We examined factors
   influencing responses to open- and closed-ended questions about animal
   conservation to more than 600 schoolchildren (9 years old on average).
   We analysed the level of understanding, controllable (e.g. sample size)
   and less controllable factors (e.g. affectivity). Most children
   responded appropriately to the questions, but subtle changes in the
   phrasing influenced the answers. Affectivity towards endearing species
   and spontaneity also influenced the responses whereas small sample sizes
   (similar to 50 children) provided relatively stable patterns. Overall,
   we suggest that standardization of questionnaires administered over
   large spatial and time scales is needed to accurately assess children's
   attitudes towards conservation issues.",
journal = "International Journal of Science Education",
title = "Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education",
number = "3",
volume = "37",
doi = "10.1080/09500693.2014.993000",
pages = "469-483"
}

Ballouard, J., Mullin, S. J., Ajtić, R. D., Brito, J. C., ElMouden, E. H., Erdogan, M., Feriche, M., Pleguezuelos, J. M., Prokop, P., Sanchez, A., Santos, X., Slimani, T., Sterijovski, B., Tomovic, L., Usak, M., Zuffi, M.,& Bonnet, X.. (2015). Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education. in International Journal of Science Education, 37(3), 469-483.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2014.993000

Ballouard J, Mullin SJ, Ajtić RD, Brito JC, ElMouden EH, Erdogan M, Feriche M, Pleguezuelos JM, Prokop P, Sanchez A, Santos X, Slimani T, Sterijovski B, Tomovic L, Usak M, Zuffi M, Bonnet X. Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education. in International Journal of Science Education. 2015;37(3):469-483.
doi:10.1080/09500693.2014.993000 .

Ballouard, Jean-Marie, Mullin, Stephen J., Ajtić, Rastko D., Brito, Jose Carlos, ElMouden, El Hassan, Erdogan, Mehmet, Feriche, Monica, Pleguezuelos, Juan M., Prokop, Pavol, Sanchez, Aida, Santos, Xavier, Slimani, Tahar, Sterijovski, Bogoljub, Tomovic, Ljiljana, Usak, Muhammet, Zuffi, Marco, Bonnet, Xavier, "Factors Influencing Schoolchildren's Responses to a Questionnaire in
 Wildlife Conservation Education" in International Journal of Science Education, 37, no. 3 (2015):469-483,
https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2014.993000 . .