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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Developing Preservice Science Teachers' Self-Determined Motivation toward Environment through Environmental Activities
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Karaarslan, Guliz; Sungur, Semra; Ertepinar, Hamide – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2014
The aim of this study was to develop pre-service science teachers' self-determined motivation toward environment before, after and five months following the environmental course activities guided by self-determination theory. The sample of the study was 33 pre-service science teachers who participated in an environmental science course. This…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Student Motivation, Environment
University Students' Behaviors Pertaining to Sustainability: A Structural Equation Model with Sustainability-Related Attributes
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Sahin, Elvan; Ertepinar, Hamide; Teksoz, Gaye – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
The purpose of this study is to construct a structural equation model to examine the links among attitudes, values, and behaviors pertaining to sustainability, participation in outdoor recreation as well as gender and tendency to follow mass media for university students. The data were collected by on-line administration of a survey to 958…
Descriptors: Mass Media, Foreign Countries, Recreational Activities, Sustainability
A New Vision for Chemistry Education Students: Environmental Education
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Teksoz, Gaye; Sahin, Elvan; Ertepinar, Hamide – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2010
The present study aimed to determine level of pre-service chemistry teachers' environmental literacy and their perceptions on environmental education. This study was realized during the fall semester of 2006-2007 academic year with the participation of 60 students enrolled in five-year chemistry teacher education program. The data collected by…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Chemistry, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Preservice Teachers