A Comparative Study on Pre-Service Teachers' and Elementary Students' Attitudes towards the Environment

Autor/inn/en	Tuncer, Gaye; Sungur, Semra; Tekkaya, Ceren; Ertepinar, Hamide
Titel	A Comparative Study on Pre-Service Teachers' and Elementary Students' Attitudes towards the Environment
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 16 (2007) 2, S.188-198 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Student Attitudes; Environmental Education; Grade 8; Comparative Analysis; Pollution; Preservice Teachers; Student Teacher Attitudes; Questionnaires; Attitude Measures; Foreign Countries; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Schadstoffbelastung; Fragebogen; Ausland; Türkei
Abstract	The purpose of the present study was to assess Turkish elementary school students' and pre-service teachers' environmental attitudes, and to explore whether there was a significant difference in the attitudes towards the environment of the above mentioned two groups. Data was gathered by circulating a 45-item "Environmental Attitude Questionnaire" to a total of 1235 6th, 7th and 8th grade students, and 334 pre-service teachers. The results indicated that participants of this study accepted that environmental pollution is a serious problem of our times and it will not diminish in the future. Also they are aware of individual responsibilities in finding solutions for environmental problems. A similar conclusion, however, cannot be drawn when the attitudes towards solutions for the environmental problems are of concern. The findings also demonstrated that pre-service teachers and elementary school students significantly differed in their attitude towards the environment. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10