?he Impact of Training Environmental Educators: Environmental Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Primary and Primary School Teachers in Greece

Autor/inn/en	Petkou, Dafni; Andrea, Veronika; Anthrakopoulou, Katerina
Titel	?he Impact of Training Environmental Educators: Environmental Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Primary and Primary School Teachers in Greece
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 11 (2021), Artikel 274 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Andrea, Veronika)
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Inservice Teacher Education; Elementary School Teachers; Preschool Teachers; Multiple Literacies; Knowledge Level; Teacher Attitudes; Program Implementation; Correlation; Metacognition; Consciousness Raising; Conservation (Environment); Climate; Information Sources; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Public Schools; Foreign Countries; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Lehrerfortbildung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Wissensbasis; Lehrerverhalten; Korrelation; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Bewusstseinsbildung; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Klima; Information source; Informationsquelle; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Ausland; Griechenland
Abstract	Environmental education is an important tool for managing environmental problems, with a view to protecting the environment. Several significant factors, however, impede its implementation. Educators' lack of knowledge and appropriate training on environmental topics results in difficulties in implementing environmental education programs. Nevertheless, environmental literacy is expected to lead to the manifestation of pro-environmental behavior. The aim of the present study was to examine the impacts of environmental training on pre-primary and primary school educators, and its influence on the formation of their environmental perceptions and attitudes. We investigated whether training triggers the implementation of environmental education programs, and its possible metacognitive effects on educators. Simple random sampling was used as a sampling method. A structured questionnaire was administered to 154 pre-primary and primary school teachers, and the data collection took place through the use of face-to-face interviews. The research findings indicated that educators were interested in environmental issues, and mainly used the media to obtain information about environmental issues. Gender and age were important characteristics influencing the performance and attitudes of environmental educators. It also became apparent that there are significant deficiencies in the capacity building of educators, and in the organization of environmental education in pre-primary and primary education, that negatively affect the implementation of environmental programs in schools. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01