Okul Öncesi Öğretmen Adaylarının Sürdürülebilir Kalkınmaya Yönelik Tutumlarının İncelenmesi

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Bu çalışmanın amacı, okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının sürdürülebilir kalkınmaya karşı tutumlarının, onların sürdürülebilir kalkınma hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri ile bu bilgilere kaynaklık edebileceği düşünülen bazı anlamlı yaşam deneyimleri tarafından ne derece yordandığını incelemektir. Anlamlı yaşam deneyimleri arasında öğretmen adaylarının çocuklukta yaşadıkları yer (köy/şehir) ve hâlihazırda çevre ile ilgili bir STK’ya üye olup olmadıkları incelenmiştir. Farklı lisans düzeylerinden toplam 418 okul öncesi öğretmen adayı ile gerçekleştirilen çalışmada, sürdürülebilir kalkınma hakkındaki bilgi ve tutumları ölçmek amacıyla bir dizi ölçek kullanılmış olup, bunlara ilaveten öğretmen adaylarına ait bazı demografik bilgileri toplamayı amaçlayan demografik bilgi formu uygulanmıştır. Yapılan betimsel ve regresyon analizleri sonucunda, öğretmen adaylarının sürdürülebilir kalkınmaya karşı tutumlarını, onların sürdürülebilir kalkınma hakkındaki bilgi düzeyleri ile birlikte onların çocukken yaşadıkları yer anlamlı olarak yordamıştır. Bu bulgular ve çalışmanın diğer bulguları, okul öncesi öğretmenleri arasında sürdürülebilir kalkınma bilincinin geliştirilmesi çerçevesinde tartışılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sürdürülebilir kalkınma,sürdürülebilir kalkınma için eğitim,okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının tutumları

Investigation of Preschool Teacher Candidates' Attitudes Towards Sustainable Development

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The aim of this study is to investigate preschool teacher candidates' attitudes towards sustainable development with respect to their level of knowledge about sustainable development and some significant life experiences thought to be the source of this knowledge. Significant life experiences were examined whether prospective teachers were members of an NGO related to the environment and their childhood place (rural/urban). The study was conducted with 418 pre-school preservice teachers from different undergraduate levels with a series of scales to measure knowledge and attitudes about sustainable development and a demographic information form to collect some demographic information about them. As a result of the descriptive and regression analyses, the attitudes of the preservice teachers towards sustainable development were significantly predicted by their level of knowledge about sustainable development and the place where they lived as a child. These findings and other findings of the study were discussed within the framework of developing sustainable development awareness among preschool teachers.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sustainable development,education for sustainable development,preservice preschool teachers’ attitudes

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