Research Article

An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources

Volume: 9 Number: 3 December 31, 2023
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An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of awareness, behavior, and attitude regarding natural resources among students in the 4th grade of a primary school. The study was conducted in the academic year 2021-2022 among 65 students studying in primary schools located in the central region of Erzincan province. As a case study, the study was designed according to qualitative research methodology. An analysis of the data was conducted using the Vignette technique. The researchers developed short stories with naturalistic content and asked students to answer questions such as "what would you feel?", "what would you think?", and "what would you do?" Content analysis was used to analyze the data. From the content analysis, it was concluded that the students' answers were related to the use, importance, protection, limitation, and exhaustibility of resources in all the awareness, attitude, and behavior dimensions. Despite the fact that students were highly aware of natural resources on a variety of dimensions, it was concluded that some of their awareness did not translate into attitudes or behaviors. However, some positive attitudes did not appear to be reflected in behavior. Based on the findings of this study, it was concluded that students' natural resource knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and behaviors were lacking on a number of different levels.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Development of Environmental Education and Programs

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 31, 2023

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

September 14, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 22, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 9 Number: 3

APA
Çavuşoğlu, F., Yel, S., & Kaşkaya, A. (2023). An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, 9(3), 193-207. https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY
AMA
1.Çavuşoğlu F, Yel S, Kaşkaya A. An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources. JETPR. 2023;9(3):193-207. https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY
Chicago
Çavuşoğlu, Feyza, Selma Yel, and Alper Kaşkaya. 2023. “An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 9 (3): 193-207. https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY.
EndNote
Çavuşoğlu F, Yel S, Kaşkaya A (December 1, 2023) An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 9 3 193–207.
IEEE
[1]F. Çavuşoğlu, S. Yel, and A. Kaşkaya, “An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources”, JETPR, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 193–207, Dec. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY
ISNAD
Çavuşoğlu, Feyza - Yel, Selma - Kaşkaya, Alper. “An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research 9/3 (December 1, 2023): 193-207. https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY.
JAMA
1.Çavuşoğlu F, Yel S, Kaşkaya A. An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources. JETPR. 2023;9:193–207.
MLA
Çavuşoğlu, Feyza, et al. “An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources”. Journal of Education, Theory and Practical Research, vol. 9, no. 3, Dec. 2023, pp. 193-07, https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY.
Vancouver
1.Feyza Çavuşoğlu, Selma Yel, Alper Kaşkaya. An Investigation of The Awareness, Attitudes and Behaviors of Primary School Students Towards Natural Resources. JETPR [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 1;9(3):193-207. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48FU76LY