A social learning perspective in revitalizing project of the birdwatching platform at Danungdafu Forestation Area

• Main Authors: Jyu-Jhen Wu, 吳居貞
• Other Authors: Yi-Ju Yang
• Format: Others
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/xq2srv

碩士 === 國立東華大學 === 自然資源與環境學系 === 105 === Recently, the concept of social learning has been widely studied and would promote sustained interaction between stakeholders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the complicated relationship between communities near Danungdafu Forestation Area (DNDFA), university, and government. Rather than previous top-down standard volunteer training, we used social learning insights to create diverse and localized curriculum for revitalizing the birdwatching platform. Then we carried out series of community-based participatory workshops to promote more residents to explore the ecological and cultural landscape of DNDFA. Participate observation and interview data revealed that the project strengthen the collective awareness of residents, university, and government also triggered critical reflection and system thinking. Our analysis discovered various and alive teaching curriculum can not only attract more stakeholders to participate but also improve knowledge exchange among scientists and local people. The conclusion was that such learning is valuable for participants along with to the government to make decisions, besides participatory workshops can be effective tools for collaborative sustainable development.