Environmental edutainment games and pro-environmental behavior of primary school students: Evidence from a field experiment

Emmanuel Dubois, Stefano Farolfi (), Lisette Ibanez () and Sébastien Roussel ()
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Emmanuel Dubois: MSH Sud - Maison des Sciences de l'Homme "Les Sciences Unies pour un autre Développement" - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IRD [Occitanie] - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - UM - Université de Montpellier - UMPV - Université de Montpellier Paul-Valéry
Stefano Farolfi: Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, UMR G-EAU - Gestion de l'Eau, Acteurs, Usages - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier
Lisette Ibanez: CEE-M - Centre d'Economie de l'Environnement - Montpellier - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement - UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: This study explores the effectiveness of behavioral interventions, specifically edutainment rooted in environmental education, in fostering pro-environmental behavior (PEB) among primary school students. Through a lab-in-the-field experiment, the research focuses on the impact of an environmental edutainment game on children's monetary donations to environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) as PEB. Findings suggest that having played an environmental edutainment game does not significantly affect the amount donated, though it appears to influence the likelihood of making a donation, particularly among male and students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Besides, female participants and students with a higher socio-economic and cultural profile exhibit higher likelihood to donate and higher effective donations, regardless of the edutainment intervention.

Keywords: Environment; Behavioral economics; Behavioral interventions; Donation; Education; Edutainment; Pro-environmental behavior; Lab-in-the-Field experiment; Lab-in-the-field experiment; enfant; environnement socioéconomique; évaluation de l'impact; gibier (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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Published in Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2025, 119, pp.102474. ⟨10.1016/j.socec.2025.102474⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2025.102474

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