Sınıf Öğretmen Adayların Çevre Sorunlarına Yönelik Farkındalık Düzeylerinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı sınıf öğretmen adaylarının çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalıkları tespit etmek ve çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalıklarını cinsiyet, yaş, yurtta kalma, evcil hayvan besleme, çevre etkinliğine ve projelerine katılma durumuna göre incelemektir. Araştırmanın yöntemi ilişkisel tarama modelidir. Araştırmaya 269 sınıf öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Araştırmada veriler, "çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalık ölçeği" kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın analizinde t-testi ve tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA) ile betimsel istatistikler kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada; sınıf öğretmen adaylarının çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalıklarının orta düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalık toplam puanları ile cinsiyet, yaş, yurtta kalma, evcil hayvan besleme, çevre etkinliğine ve projelerine katılma durumu arasında anlamlı bir farkın olmadığı; buna karşın çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalıklarının bazı alt boyutları ile evcil hayvan besleme ve cinsiyet değişkeni arasında istatiksel olarak anlamlı bir farkın olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bulgular, çevre sorunlarına yönelik farkındalıkların arttırılması gerektiğini ve çevreci davranışların benimsenmesinin teşvik edilebileceğini göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Çevre sorunu
• Sınıf öğretmen adayı
• İlişkisel tarama modeli
• Farkındalık düzeyi

Investigation of Awareness on Environmental Problems of Primary School Teacher Candidates

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the awareness of primary school teacher candidates about environmental problems and to examine their awareness of environmental problems according to gender, age, staying at a dorm, keeping pets, participating in environmental activities and projects. The method of the research is correlational survey model. In the research, 269 primary school teacher candidates are participated. The data in the study were collected using the "Awareness Scale on Environmental Problems". In the analysis of the research, t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and descriptive statistics were used. In the study, it has been determined that primary school teacher candidates' awareness of environmental problems is at a moderate level. There is no significant difference between the total scores of awareness of environmental problems and gender, age, staying at a dorm, keeping pets, participating in environmental activities and projects. On the other hand, it was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between some sub-dimensions of awareness of environmental problems and the variable of keeping pets and gender. The findings show that awareness of environmental problems should be increased and the adoption of environmental behaviors can be encouraged.

Keywords

• Environmental problem
• Primary school teacher candidates
• Correlational survey model
• Awareness level

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