Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge, and Alternative Conceptions of Primary School Children in Greece

Autor/inn/en	Malandrakis, Georgios; Chatzakis, Stergios
Titel	Environmental Attitudes, Knowledge, and Alternative Conceptions of Primary School Children in Greece
Quelle	In: Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 13 (2014) 1, S.15-27 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-015X
DOI	10.1080/1533015X.2014.915184
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Concept Formation; Student Attitudes; Conservation (Environment); Knowledge Level; Scores; Attitude Measures; Parents; Occupations; Educational Attainment; Correlation; Animals; Energy; Pollution; Recycling; Water; Questionnaires; Student Characteristics; Statistical Analysis; Individual Characteristics; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Schülerverhalten; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Wissensbasis; Eltern; Beruf; Berufsumfeld; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Korrelation; Animal; Tier; Tiere; Energie; Schadstoffbelastung; Wasser; Fragebogen; Statistische Analyse; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Griechenland
Abstract	In this study the environmental attitudes, knowledge, and alternative conceptions of 281 primary school children from 5th and 6th grade, ages 10-12 years were explored. Low knowledge scores, indicate a substantial lack of knowledge on basic environmental issues, while attitude scores were relatively high. Children's environmental attitudes and knowledge were significantly (p <0.05) related to parent's occupation and academic background, as well as to several out-of-school sources of information. A significant correlation was identified between children's knowledge and attitudes (p <0.01). Several alternative conceptions were revealed suggesting that future research should give more emphasis on exploring children's preinstructional ideas. The necessity of using modern and more socially relevant theories of learning is discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10