Effecting Change through Storytelling

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dc.contributor.authorGrace, Patricia E.en
dc.contributor.authorKaufman, Eric K.en
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural, Leadership, and Community Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2021-02-03T14:43:43Zen
dc.date.available2021-02-03T14:43:43Zen
dc.date.issued2013-02-05en
dc.date.updated2021-02-03T14:43:40Zen
dc.description.abstractThere is evidence that the American agrifood system is a significant contributor to environmental, economic, social, and ethical-animal welfare damage to the earth and to society and is unsustainable, yet the worldview of a substantial percentage of the population conflicts with this assessment. A significant number of researchers, non-governmental organizations, and government entities assert that the detrimental effects of industrial agriculture must be addressed without delay and sustainable agricultural practices implemented. Attempting to change a worldview is not an easy task. A growing body of research in other disciplinary areas suggests that storytelling can serve as an effective method of fostering change. This mixed-methods study examines the role of storytelling in effecting positive change in worldview and attitudes toward sustainable agriculture. The study explores the effects of Story-based versus Information-based treatments on such change. The hypothesis of the study is that Story-based treatments will be more effective in promoting positive change than will Information-based treatments. The findings of the study provide evidence supporting this hypothesis. The story characteristics found to be associated with positive change included: first-hand personal view, vivid description, and identification with the story narrator.en
dc.description.versionPublished (Publication status)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.issn2151-7452en
dc.identifier.orcidKaufman, Eric [0000-0001-8009-0066]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/102206en
dc.identifier.volume4en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.urihttp://www.jsedimensions.org/wordpress/?p=2471en
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subject0502 Environmental Science and Managementen
dc.subject1303 Specialist Studies in Educationen
dc.titleEffecting Change through Storytellingen
dc.title.serialJournal of Sustainability Educationen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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