Is Nuclear Power Acceptance Related to Environmental Literacy in Turkey?

Autor/inn/en	Yavuz Topaloglu, Melike; Demirhan, Eda; Atabek Yigit, Elif
Titel	Is Nuclear Power Acceptance Related to Environmental Literacy in Turkey?
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, 9 (2019) 2, S.157-173 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2146-0329
Schlagwörter	Nuclear Energy; Public Opinion; Conservation (Environment); Adults; Safety; Correlation; Knowledge Level; Gender Differences; Foreign Countries; Family Structure; Rural Urban Differences; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Income; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Atomenergie; Kernenergie; Öffentliche Meinung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Sicherheit; Korrelation; Wissensbasis; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ausland; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Einkommen; Türkei
Abstract	Nuclear energy seems to be a promising alternative to meet Turkey's growing energy needs, and governments have been working on it for years. However, public acceptance of nuclear power is an important factor for governments to consider. This study aims to explore public acceptance of nuclear power in Turkey and its relationship with environmental literacy. There were 524 participants of this study, and data was gathered through a descriptive questionnaire, an environmental literacy scale for adults, and a questionnaire about acceptance of nuclear power. Findings were evaluated both qualitatively and quantitatively. It was found that the majority of the participants oppose the development of nuclear power as a major fuel source, particularly with reference to the harmful effects of nuclear power on the environment and general concerns over safety. Moreover, there is a slight negative correlation between acceptance of nuclear power and environmental literacy (i.e., participants with higher environmental literacy scores tended to oppose nuclear power). Also, a slight positive correlation was found between acceptance of nuclear power and gender (i.e., male support nuclear power more than female, those with children are more likely to oppose nuclear power). (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/iejeegreen
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01