University of Missouri, St. Louis IRL @ UMSL Dissertations UMSL Graduate Works 6-19-2018 Community Connections to Marine Heritage in China: Exploring the Factors that Influence Local Resident Support for Marine Heritage Conservation and Management Aixia Feng
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[email protected]. COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO MARINE HERITAGE IN CHINA Community Connections to Marine Heritage in China: Exploring the Factors that Influence Local Resident Support for Marine Heritage Conservation and Management Aixia Feng M.Ed., Adult Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2015 M.Ed., Theory of Curriculum and Instruction, Beijing Normal University, 2014 B.S., Environmental Science, Tianjin Agricultural University, 2011 A Dissertation Submitted to The Graduate School at the University of Missouri-St. Louis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in Education August 2018 Advisory Committee Theresa Coble, Ph.D. Chair Keith Miller, Ph.D. Carl Hoagland, Ph.D. Phyllis Balcerzak, Ph.D. Copyright, Aixia Feng, 2018 COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO MARINE HERITAGE IN CHINA Abstract This study used a mixed-methods approach (i.e., exploratory sequential design) to identify the factors that influenced local resident connection to, involvement with, and support for marine heritage conservation and management in China.