Kathayoon Khalil, Empathy in Environmental Education

Today my guest is Dr. Kathayoon Khalil, conservation and education professional and the Conservation Impact Manager at the Oregon Zoo. Dr. Kahlil is all the co-author of "Practical Evaluation for Conservation Education and Outreach: Assessing Impacts and Enhancing Effectiveness."

In my conversation with Dr. Khalil, we discuss why conservation is a people problem and not an animal problem. We talk about sociology, biology, anthropomorphism, and teaching in informal learning environments.

What role does empathy play in environmental education?

Let’s find out.

LINKS

Kathayoon Kahlil on LinkedIn

Society for Conservation Biology

Effective Practices for Fostering Empathy Towards Marine Life

Measuring Empathy: Collaborative Assessment Project

Plants as Persons: A Philosophical Botany*

Practical Evaluation for Conservation Education and Outreach*

The People Problem: Including Social Sciences in Wildlife Conservation

Lightning Talk at Seattle Aquarium (Death of Tahlequah)

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Social media image of octopus by Jeahn Laffitte on Unsplash

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