Comparison of Environmental Awareness in Students According to Regions
Abstract
All humans should feel responsible about protecting
the environment in order to preserve our health and future. Education is the
most effective tool in developing individuals’ environmental responsibilities.
Environmental awareness should be raised in individuals on the importance of
the environment. Raising awareness in children is extremely important, because
the children of today will become the grownups of tomorrow; thus, they will
shape the future. Environmental information, positive attitudes toward the
environment, and nondestructive environmental behavior are the objectives of
environmental awareness. Therefore, the current study aims to investigate
whether there are differences in 8th grade students’ environmental awareness
depending on the region. The universe of the study is 8th grade students. The
sample consists of a total of 345 8th grade students in elementary schools from
7 regions during the 2013-14 academic year. One-way analysis of variances
(ANOVA) and frequency analyses were run for the “Environmental Awareness Scale”
used in the study. The findings revealed that differences between Aegean
Region, Central Anatolian Region, Southeast Anatolian Region, and Marmara
Region were statistically significant. One-way ANOVA findings were not
statistically significant though.
Keywords
Environmental awareness,environmental education,environmental sensitivity,regional differences
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