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THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING STUDENTS TOWORDS ENVIRONMENT (Sample of Atatürk University)

Year 2014, Volume: 19 Issue: 31, 23 - 36, 17.04.2014
https://doi.org/10.17295/dcd.72508

Abstract

In this study, the basic knowledge level on the environmental concepts of the students who do and do not take Environmental Education courses and the attitude of the students of Primary Teacher Training towards the environment are compared. The population of the research is consisted of first and third year students of the Primary Teacher Training of 2008-2009 academic year at Kazim Karabekir Educational Faculty of Atatürk University. Sample group is comprised of 272 students. The research is a descriptive study in which method of surveillance is used. The findings of the study is that the third year students who take environmental education related to the basic concepts of the environment are more successful than the first year students who have not taken any course about the environment yet; the attitude of the teacher candidates related to the environment shows differences which can be accounted for the gender but it is a general consensus that these differences fade away depending on their attainment of the environmental education.

Key words: Environment, environment education, attitude towards the environment, primary school teaching.

References

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  • Jaus, H.H. (1984). The development and Retention of Environmental Attitudes in Elementary School Children. The Journal of Environmental Education,18 (1), 15-21.
  • Kilbourne, W.E. Beckmann, S.C. Lewis, A. & Dam, Y.V. (2001). A multinational examination of the dominant social paradigm in environmental attitudes of university students. Environment and Behavior, 33 (2), 209-229.
  • Newhouse, N. (1991). Implications of Attitude and Behavior Research for environmental Conservation. The Journal of Environmental Education, 22 (1), 26-32.
  • Özdemir, O.Yıldız, A. Ocaktan E. & Sarışen, Ö. (2004). Awareness of environmental issues and sensitivities of students of the Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Üniv. Tıp Fak. Mecmuası, 57 (3),117-127.
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  • Ramsey, C.E. & Rickson, R.E. (1976). Environmental Knowledge and attitudes. The Journal of Environmental Education, 8 (1), 10-18.
  • Ramsey, J.M. (1993). The effects of ıssue Investigation and Action Training on Eighth grade students’ Environmental Behavior. The Journal of Environmental Education, 24 (3), 31-36.
  • Şama, E. (2003).Teacher candidates’ attitudes toward environmental problems, Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 23 (2),107.
  • Tezbaşaran, A.A (2008). Likert Tipi Ölçek Hazırlama Kılavuzu.Üçüncü Sürüm e-Kitap, http://www.academia.edu/1288035/Likert_Tipi_Olcek_Hazirlama_Kilavuzu.
  • Tuncer, G. Ertepinar, H. Tekkaya, C. & Sungur, S. (2005). Environmental attitudes of young people in Turkey: Effects of school type and gender, Environmental Education Research, 11,215-233.
  • UNESCO, Intergoverment Conference on Environmental Education, Final Report, http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0003/000327/032763eo.p
  • Unterbruner, U. (1991). Umwelterziehung und die angst jugendlicher vor umweltzerstörung, Kiel.
  • Uzun, N. & Sağlam, N. (2006). The environmental education in secondary school and teachers opinions on environmental education programs, Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 26.
  • Yılmaz, A. Morgil, I. Aktuğ, P. & Göbekli, I. (2002). Knowledge of the secondary school and unıversity students on the environment, environmental concepts and problems and suggestions, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 22,156-162.
  • Yılmaz, Ö. Boone, W. J. & Anderson, H. O. (2004). Views of elementary and middle school Turkish students toward environmental ıssues. International Journal of Scienece Education,26 (12),1527-1546.
  • https://www.google.com.tr/#q=iller+haritası

Sınıf Öğretmenliği Öğrencilerinin Çevreye Yönelik Bilgileri ve Tutumları (Atatürk Üniversitesi Örneği)

Year 2014, Volume: 19 Issue: 31, 23 - 36, 17.04.2014
https://doi.org/10.17295/dcd.72508

Abstract

Bu çalışmada, Çevre Eğitimi dersi alan ve almayan Sınıf Öğretmenliği
Anabilim Dalı öğrencilerinin çevre ile ilgili temel kavramlar hakkındaki bilgi
düzeyleri ve çevreye ilişkin tutumları karşılaştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini,
2008-2009 öğretim yılında Atatürk Üniversitesi Kazım Karabekir Eğitim
Fakültesi Sınıf Öğretmenliği Anabilim Dalı’nda öğrenim gören birinci ve üçüncü
sınıf öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma betimsel bir çalışma olup, Tarama
modeli kullanılmıştır.
Elde edilen bulgular, çevre ile ilgili temel kavramlar konusunda Çevre
Eğitimi dersi alan üçüncü sınıf öğrencilerinin almayan birinci sınıf öğrencilerine
göre daha başarılı oldukları; öğretmen adaylarının çevresel tutumlarının
cinsiyete göre farklılaşırken, Çevre Eğitimi dersini alma durumuna göre ise
farklılaşmadığı yönündedir.

References

  • REFERENCES
  • Alım, M. (2007). “Öğretmen Adaylarının Çevre Sorunlarına İlgileri”. III. Sosyal Bilimler Eğitimi Kongresi, 18-20 Haziran 2007, Adana.
  • Aydın, F. (2010). Coğrafya Öğretmen Adaylarının Çevre Sorunları ve Çevre Eğitimi Hakkındaki Görüşleri (Gazi Üniversitesi Örneği). International Online Journal of Educational Sciences (IOJES), 2(3): 818-839.
  • Aydın, F. & Çepni, O (2010). University Students’ Attitudes towards Environmental Problems: A Case Study From Turkey. International Journal of the Physical Sciences, 5(17):2715-2720.
  • Aydın, F. Coskun, M. Kaya, H. & Erdönmez, İ. (2011). Gifted students’ attitudes towards environment: A case study from Turkey. African Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 6(7): 1876-1883.
  • Berberoğlu, G. & Tosunoğlu, C. (1995). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of an environmental attitude scale (eas) for Turkish university students. Journal of Environmental Education, 26 (3), 40-44.
  • Bradley, J. C. Waliczek, T. M. & Zajicek, J. M. (1999). Relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude of high school students, Journal of Environmental Education, 30(3):17-21.
  • Braus, J. (1995). Environmental Education. Bioscience, 45 (6), 45-52.
  • Deniş, H. & Genç, H. (2007). Çevre bilimi dersi alan ve almayan sınıf öğretmenliği öğrencilerin çevreye ilişkin tutumları ve çevre bilimi dersindeki başarılarının karşılaştırılması. Mehmet Akif Ersoy üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 13, 20.
  • Erol, G.H. (2005). Primary school teaching department sophomore students’ attitudes toward environment and environmental problems, Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü (Yüksek Lisans Tezi), Denizli.
  • Erten, S. (2004). What is environmental education and environmental awareness, environmental education should be how? Çevre ve İnsan Dergisi, 65, 66.
  • Erten,S. (2005). Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarında Çevre Dostu Davranışların Araştırılması, H.Ü. Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi,28, Ankara.
  • Jaus, H.H. (1984). The development and Retention of Environmental Attitudes in Elementary School Children. The Journal of Environmental Education,18 (1), 15-21.
  • Kilbourne, W.E. Beckmann, S.C. Lewis, A. & Dam, Y.V. (2001). A multinational examination of the dominant social paradigm in environmental attitudes of university students. Environment and Behavior, 33 (2), 209-229.
  • Newhouse, N. (1991). Implications of Attitude and Behavior Research for environmental Conservation. The Journal of Environmental Education, 22 (1), 26-32.
  • Özdemir, O.Yıldız, A. Ocaktan E. & Sarışen, Ö. (2004). Awareness of environmental issues and sensitivities of students of the Faculty of Medicine, Ankara Üniv. Tıp Fak. Mecmuası, 57 (3),117-127.
  • Pelstring, L. (1997). Measuring environmental attitudes: The new environmental paradigm. http://trochim.human.cornell.edu/gallery/pelstrng/lisap.htm
  • Ramsey, C.E. & Rickson, R.E. (1976). Environmental Knowledge and attitudes. The Journal of Environmental Education, 8 (1), 10-18.
  • Ramsey, J.M. (1993). The effects of ıssue Investigation and Action Training on Eighth grade students’ Environmental Behavior. The Journal of Environmental Education, 24 (3), 31-36.
  • Şama, E. (2003).Teacher candidates’ attitudes toward environmental problems, Gazi Üniversitesi Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 23 (2),107.
  • Tezbaşaran, A.A (2008). Likert Tipi Ölçek Hazırlama Kılavuzu.Üçüncü Sürüm e-Kitap, http://www.academia.edu/1288035/Likert_Tipi_Olcek_Hazirlama_Kilavuzu.
  • Tuncer, G. Ertepinar, H. Tekkaya, C. & Sungur, S. (2005). Environmental attitudes of young people in Turkey: Effects of school type and gender, Environmental Education Research, 11,215-233.
  • UNESCO, Intergoverment Conference on Environmental Education, Final Report, http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0003/000327/032763eo.p
  • Unterbruner, U. (1991). Umwelterziehung und die angst jugendlicher vor umweltzerstörung, Kiel.
  • Uzun, N. & Sağlam, N. (2006). The environmental education in secondary school and teachers opinions on environmental education programs, Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 26.
  • Yılmaz, A. Morgil, I. Aktuğ, P. & Göbekli, I. (2002). Knowledge of the secondary school and unıversity students on the environment, environmental concepts and problems and suggestions, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 22,156-162.
  • Yılmaz, Ö. Boone, W. J. & Anderson, H. O. (2004). Views of elementary and middle school Turkish students toward environmental ıssues. International Journal of Scienece Education,26 (12),1527-1546.
  • https://www.google.com.tr/#q=iller+haritası
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Primary Language tr;en
Journal Section RESEARCH ARTICLES
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Mete Alım This is me

Publication Date April 17, 2014
Submission Date April 17, 2014
Published in Issue Year 2014 Volume: 19 Issue: 31

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APA Alım, M. (2014). Sınıf Öğretmenliği Öğrencilerinin Çevreye Yönelik Bilgileri ve Tutumları (Atatürk Üniversitesi Örneği). Doğu Coğrafya Dergisi, 19(31), 23-36. https://doi.org/10.17295/dcd.72508

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