Environmental Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviour of Preservice Preschool and Primary School Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Dolenc Orbanic, Nataša; Kovac, Nives
Titel	Environmental Awareness, Attitudes, and Behaviour of Preservice Preschool and Primary School Teachers
Quelle	In: Journal of Baltic Science Education, 20 (2021) 3, S.373-388 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dolenc Orbanic, Nataša) ORCID (Kovac, Nives)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1648-3898
Schlagwörter	Environment; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes; Preservice Teachers; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Environmental Education; Student Behavior; Foreign Countries; Conservation (Environment); Slovakia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umwelt; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Student behaviour; Ausland; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Slowakei
Abstract	Environmental education represents an important factor in solving environmental issues and teachers have an important role in developing the environmental literacy of future generations. The aim of the present research was to assess and compare preservice preschool and primary school teachers' environmental awareness, attitudes, and behaviour, as well as their opinions about environmental education. The research was carried out with 152 Slovenian preservice teachers of the Faculty of Education, University of Primorska. The data were collected using a questionnaire. Results showed that students have a relatively high level of environmental awareness and mostly demonstrated a positive attitude towards nature and its protection. Students highlighted the importance of environmental education in early childhood. The research showed no significant differences in the responses of students of both programmes in general, which indicates that the course contents have a less significant influence on students' awareness, behaviour, and attitudes. According to the findings, there is a need for an improved course within the teacher training programme, especially with the implementation of more innovative teaching methods and activities to increase students' environmental literacy. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01