Using a Two-Phase Model to Analyze Bird Survey Behaviors from Voluntary Citizen Sciences

• Main Authors: Wei, Kuan-Chu, 衛冠竹
• Other Authors: Fang, Wei-Ta
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/th25ur

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 環境教育研究所 === 106 === A wide range of scientific research data can be obtained in a lower cost by citizen science. We can solve environmental problems by these basic research. But participants’ experience play a big role in the quality of the data. So, how to make the volunteers are willing to participate in the citizen science project for a long time is very important. This study explores the influencing factors behind the long-term involvement of volunteers of the Wintering Bird Survey Program in Taoyuan’s Farm Ponds (hereinafter referred to as “Bird Survey in TFP”), which has been in existence since 2003. The study’s theory based on the two-phase model and social networking and was used qualitative research methods, through open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured deep interviews to collect data. By the results of this study, we believed that the two-phase model can explain the involvement of Bird Survey in TFP. Perceived seriousness, belief in the effectiveness, and feasibility evaluation, these are important variables. Perceived seriousness and belief in the effectiveness are the major motivation for many volunteers to participate. In the process of analysis, my research was further summarized these three new variables: social networking, attribution and contribution, learning and growth to improve the model. These are social demand variables, that seldom be mentioned in original model. Difference between citizen science programs and general volunteer services, is to gain new knowledge. It can be as similar as a learning process. We found these two variables, attribution and social networking, is very powerful in the Asian society that hold connection and collective consciousness in high regard. Therefore, the original model is proposed to be revised. We bring new social demand variables in it, to explain the participation behavior of Bird Survey in TFP.