Cynthia Carter Ching
Biographic Data
| ID | 6007230 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Carter Ching |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia Carter |
| FAMILY NAME | Ching |
| SIGNATURE | CHING C C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Davis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8970-7608 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Beyond trust
Technology trust is a growing concern, as personalized technologies become more essential to learning. This study analyzed the engagement of 15 college students with embodiment technologies and examines the contextual factors that influence technological trust across three distinct stages. By analyzing how trust is developed, maintained, and challenged, this study highlights the importance of considering the broader social, cultural, and environm…
“Seeing power” between young people and conservation professionals in the design of a community-based watershed monitoring initiative
Background Community-based monitoring provides a forum for diverse stakeholders to co-construct knowledge relevant to building social-ecological resilience. However, power asymmetries between these actors can privilege the perspectives of dominant groups, while preventing non-dominant perspectives from informing conservation science.Methods This study investigates a workshop series intended to support young people in designing a watershed monitor…
Volunteer guides in nature reserves
In the following case study, we examine the interplay between self-perception, environmental perception, and the interests and practice of volunteer trail guides who were recruited to provide educational services for visitors to a natural reserve in Northern California. Through semi-structured interviews with 15 guides and observations of training sessions and educational walks, we found that although individual perspectives of volunteers varied …
The Legacy of the Digital Divide
This study investigates how college students’ current levels of technology use might be affected by digital divide issues. Survey data were collected from 130 students in colleges of education at two midwestern universities. Factor analysis yielded that students’ uses of technology can be described using three broad categories: entertainment, communication, and construction. Each is important to consider, in that high levels of use across categor…
The Legacy of the Digital Divide
This study investigates how college students’ current levels of technology use might be affected by digital divide issues. Survey data were collected from 130 students in colleges of education at two midwestern universities. Factor analysis yielded that students’ uses of technology can be described using three broad categories: entertainment, communication, and construction. Each is important to consider, in that high levels of use across categor…
Volunteer guides in nature reserves
In the following case study, we examine the interplay between self-perception, environmental perception, and the interests and practice of volunteer trail guides who were recruited to provide educational services for visitors to a natural reserve in Northern California. Through semi-structured interviews with 15 guides and observations of training sessions and educational walks, we found that although individual perspectives of volunteers varied …
The Legacy of the Digital Divide
This study investigates how college students’ current levels of technology use might be affected by digital divide issues. Survey data were collected from 130 students in colleges of education at two midwestern universities. Factor analysis yielded that students’ uses of technology can be described using three broad categories: entertainment, communication, and construction. Each is important to consider, in that high levels of use across categor…
Volunteer guides in nature reserves
In the following case study, we examine the interplay between self-perception, environmental perception, and the interests and practice of volunteer trail guides who were recruited to provide educational services for visitors to a natural reserve in Northern California. Through semi-structured interviews with 15 guides and observations of training sessions and educational walks, we found that although individual perspectives of volunteers varied …
“Seeing power” between young people and conservation professionals in the design of a community-based watershed monitoring initiative
Background Community-based monitoring provides a forum for diverse stakeholders to co-construct knowledge relevant to building social-ecological resilience. However, power asymmetries between these actors can privilege the perspectives of dominant groups, while preventing non-dominant perspectives from informing conservation science.Methods This study investigates a workshop series intended to support young people in designing a watershed monitor…
Beyond trust
Technology trust is a growing concern, as personalized technologies become more essential to learning. This study analyzed the engagement of 15 college students with embodiment technologies and examines the contextual factors that influence technological trust across three distinct stages. By analyzing how trust is developed, maintained, and challenged, this study highlights the importance of considering the broader social, cultural, and environm…
Sociology (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Educational technology (2 works) · Pedagogy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (1 works) · Digital divide (1 works) · Ecology (1 works)