Mangrove forest ecotourism: Participatory ecological learning and sustainability of students’ behavior through self-efficacy and self-concept

Abstract

Self-efficacy and self-concept were deduced to be able to develop sustainable behavior in students. One potential approach is participatory ecological learning in mangrove forest ecotourism. This study aims to determine whether self-efficacy and self-concept significantly affect students’ sustainability through participatory ecological learning. This qualitative study involved 128 participants and used structural equation modeling (SEM). Data were analyzed using partial least squares (PLS). The result indicated that Self-Efficacy significantly affected the sustainability of students’ behavior, but Self-Concept had no significant effect on it.

Keywords

• Ecotourism
• Mangrove forest
• Participatory ecological learning
• Sustainability
• Self-efficacy
• Self-concept