Service Effectiveness of the Nature Centers for Sustainability of Environmental Education and Forest Policy Implications

Chia-Wen Lee, Ching Li and Sung-Ta Liu
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Chia-Wen Lee: College of Humanities and Communications, Yango University, Fuzhou 350015, China
Ching Li: Graduate Institute of Sport, Leisure and Hospitality Management, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Sung-Ta Liu: Department of Tourism, Shih-Hsin University, Taipei 116, Taiwan

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 9, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between service effectiveness of the Nature Centers of Forest Bauru of Executive Yuan in Taiwan (Nature Centers) and sustainability of environmental education and forest policy implications. The (n = 1520) participants were selected through purposive and quota sampling, and the questionnaires were divided into four categories: Potential target customer groups, potential operators, the public, and website users from 1 July to 31 August 2017. Canonical correlation analyses were used to explore the relationship between two variables. The study results revealed the significant relationships between service effectiveness and forest policy implications, and two canonical factors were extracted. The first pair of canonical correlation analyses reveals that higher overall service effectiveness is more likely to catch the attentions of participants with the overall forest policy implications. The second canonical correlation analysis suggests that forest policy implications factors of protected coast forest, exotic species, green economy, forest resource management, and wood self-sufficiency ratio were positively associated with service effectiveness for natural resources and negatively associated with those of teaching quality. The implication for further research and practical applications in terms of cultural and creative research is suggested.

Keywords: service effectiveness; nature centers; sustainability; environmental education; forest policy implications (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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