Examining the Environmental Attitudes of Pre-Service Teachers on Primary School Teaching

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2012

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Marmara Univ

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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

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As it is known the importance of environmental education, one of the most important subjects of primary school educational programs, is increasing. The basic of this education is constructed by family and primary school teachers. As it is at all grades, in primary school it is aimed to build up individuals sensitive about and having positive attitudes to environment. This aim can be reached at with teachers having adequate implement and caring about environment. It should be useful to indicate the environmental attitudes of pre-service teachers to lecture about environment after several years. Thus, within this work it has been aimed to indicate the environmental attitudes of pre-service teachers on primary school teaching by examining in terms of various variables. Quantitative Research Model has been used. The 1st and 2nd grade students of Nigde University and Giresun University Education Faculty, Primary School Teaching Departments have composed the research group. New Environmental Paradigm Scale has been used as means. With this research the level of nature-centered and human-centered approach of pre-service teachers has been designated and it has been found that their nature-centered approach level is higher. Beside, the significance of the environmental attitudes of pre-service teachers according to the gender, grade level, education style and attending to environmental education course has been examined and suggestions has been stated.

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Primary School Teacher, Environment, Environmental Education, Environmental Attitude

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Marmara Geographical Review

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