Examining Teachers' Attitudes toward a Required Environmental Education Program

Autor/inn/en	Cheng, Judith Chen-Hsuan; Monroe, Martha C.
Titel	Examining Teachers' Attitudes toward a Required Environmental Education Program
Quelle	In: Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 9 (2010) 1, S.28-37 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1533-015X
Schlagwörter	Environmental Education; Science Teachers; Educational Opportunities; Teacher Attitudes; Required Courses; Attitude Measures; Faculty Development; Elementary School Teachers; Comparative Analysis; Science Instruction; Teaching Experience; Inservice Teacher Education; Grade 4 + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Science; Teacher; Teachers; Science teacher; Wissenschaft; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Lehrerverhalten; Pflichtkurs; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Lehrerfortbildung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04
Abstract	Requiring teachers to partake in environmental education (EE) may generate negative reactions since elementary teachers can be overloaded with meeting standards and student performance goals. This study explores teachers' attitudes toward a required EE program, Lagoon Quest. We compare attitudes among teachers with and without prior Lagoon Quest, EE, and science experience. The results suggest that previous voluntary Lagoon Quest and other EE experience does not associate with teachers' attitudes toward the required Lagoon Quest program, but teachers with science experience are more enthusiastic about the program than those without. Less experienced science teachers indicate that they need more support and instructional aids to implement the program. Providing more training opportunities for teachers and making recommended adaptations in the written supplement may help more teachers develop competence to engage with EE programs. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10