ERIC Number: EJ1105348
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 9
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Examination of the Teacher Candidates' Environmental Attitudes via New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) Scale in Terms of Different Variables
Aydos, Emine Hande; Yagci, Esed
Journal of Education in Science, Environment and Health, v1 n1 p20-27 2015
In today's world, the importance of environment education that is one of the most important issues is increasing rapidly. In the basis of the education, families and teachers take role together. It is aimed to grow up individuals who have positive attitudes and are sensitive the environment at every level of education. In order to achieve this goal, there is need for teachers giving importance to environment education and having adequate equipment. It will be beneficial to learn the environmental attitudes of teacher candidates who grow up elementary students after a few years. Because of this reason, in this study, it is aimed to examine the environmental attitudes of teacher candidates in terms of different variables. In the research, quantitative research methods were used. Sample is consisted of 1st and 3rd grade students from different department of science in Faculty of Education at Hacettepe University. In order to collect the data, New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) Scale was used. In the finding of the research, it was investigated that there is a difference in environmental attitudes of teacher candidates in terms of department of science, grade level, region lived during their childhood and get the status of environment education course variables and there is no difference in term of also, some suggestions were given.
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Student Teacher Attitudes, Predictor Variables, Intellectual Disciplines, Geographic Regions, Early Experience, Cohort Analysis, Attitude Measures, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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