ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of community-based socioscientific issue programmes (SSI-COMM) regarding the issue of abandoned animals on promoting middle school students’ understanding of the issue and their character and values as citizens. An SSI-COMM program, called ‘Save Abandoned Pets! (SAP),’ was implemented in four middle schools located in Seoul; 172 seventh graders voluntarily participated in the programme over eight weeks. Data were collected by observation with detailed field-notes, two questionnaires, and individual interviews with the participating students, instructors and teachers, and local experts. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant increase in their understanding of the abandoned animal issue (QU-SSI) and character and values as citizens (CVGCA) after implementing SSI-COMM. Qualitative data analysis also revealed that the SAP programme prompted the students to consider the healthy relationship between human beings and animals, how badly our behaviours could threaten animals or destroy their well-being, and what kinds of efforts we could make for humans and animals to live together. Ultimately, the students felt sympathy and empathy for the abandoned animals and responsibility to take care of them by participating in the SAP programme.

摘要

该研究的目的是调查以社区为基础的社会科学问题计划 (SSI-COMM) 在被遗弃动物问题上对促进中学生对该问题的理解以及他们作为公民的性格和价值观的影响。一个名为“拯救被遗弃的宠物”的 SSI-COMM 程序！(SAP),' 在位于首尔的四所中学实施；172 名七年级学生自愿参加了为期八周的课程。数据是通过观察、详细的实地记录、两份问卷以及与参与的学生、教师和教师以及当地专家的个别访谈来收集的。结果表明，在实施 SSI-COMM 后，他们对被遗弃动物问题 (QU-SSI) 以及作为公民的性格和价值观 (CVGCA) 的理解在统计上显着增加。定性数据分析还显示，SAP 计划促使学生考虑人与动物之间的健康关系，我们的行为对动物的威胁或破坏它们的福祉的严重程度，以及我们可以为人类和动物做出什么样的努力在一起生活。最终，学生们对被遗弃的动物产生了同情和同情，并通过参与 SAP 计划来照顾它们。