SummaryDecisions made by grassland owners are crucial for the conservation of extensive grasslands (EGs); however, the predispositions determining how adults decide to act in certain situations are developed during childhood. Children are future decision-makers and potential grassland owners; therefore, the factors that form and affect their attitudes towards EG conservation need to be examined. Positive attitudes could be developed during environmental education, and this study aimed to understand the influence of elementary school children’s interest in and knowledge of grasslands, sources of learning about grasslands and experience working with grasslands on their attitudes towards preserving EGs. Principal component analysis and structural equation modelling results showed that interest in grasslands directly influenced attitudes towards preserving EGs, while experience and learning also indirectly influenced these attitudes. Children’s interest should be stimulated through gathering experience with grasslands and education in order to resolve any potential misconceptions about EG management.

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经验、兴趣、知识和学习来源对儿童对大面积草原保护态度的影响

摘要草原所有者做出的决定对于保护大草原（EGs）至关重要；然而，决定成年人如何决定在某些情况下采取行动的倾向是在童年时期形成的。儿童是未来的决策者和潜在的草原所有者；因此，需要研究形成和影响他们对 EG 保护态度的因素。在环境教育过程中可以培养积极的态度，本研究旨在了解小学生对草原的兴趣和知识、草原的学习来源和与草原合作的经历对他们保护EGs态度的影响。主成分分析和结构方程建模结果表明，对草原的兴趣直接影响了对保护 EGs 的态度，而经验和学习也间接影响了这些态度。应通过收集草原和教育经验来激发儿童的兴趣，以解决对EG管理的任何潜在误解。