Impact of the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic on Changes in the Financing and Delivery of Forestry Education in Poland – A Case Study
Author:
Zbucki Łukasz1ORCID, Radwańska Katarzyna2ORCID
Affiliation:
1. 1 John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Faculty of Economics Sciences , Biała Podlaska , Poland 2. 2 John Paul II University in Biała Podlaska, Faculty of Technical Sciences , Biała Podlaska , Poland
Abstract
Abstract
Subject and purpose of work
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has significantly changed the shape and organization of education in the State Forests, hence the purpose of this study is to assess its impact on the course, financing, forms and participation of youth and adults in forest education in Poland.
Materials and methods
The study was based on hitherto unpublished quantitative data concerning the educational activities of forest districts carried out in 2011-2021. Qualitative methods, including online surveys, were also used. Due to the largest area of forests under its management in Poland, the RDSF Szczecin was selected as the study area.
Results
An analysis of expenditures on forest education was carried out, identifying forest districts with the highest and lowest costs.
Conclusions
The mixed methods used allowed for a more complete interpretation of the results, as well as the presentation of the figures in a statistical context.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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