ERIC Number: EJ1250020
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0095-8964
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Preservice Science Teachers' Ecological Value Orientation: A Comparative Study between Indonesia and Korea
Journal of Environmental Education, v51 n1 p14-28 2020
The current study aimed to examine differences in ecological values between Indonesian and Korean preservice science teachers. Fifteen items from revised-New Ecological Paradigm based on value orientations were used as the research instrument. Two hundred seventy-three preservice science teachers participated in the study. Rasch analyses of dimensionality, item fit, and differential item functioning were used to explore the validity of the instrument. The independent-sample "T"-test and Pearson's correlation test were utilized to compare data from the two countries. Preservice science teachers from the two different countries showed significant differences in only one of the three value orientations, which is egoistic value. Relationships among cultural, educational, and economic factors, as well as environmental values in these countries are discussed to fully explore the findings.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Ecology, Values, Conservation (Environment), Preservice Teachers, Science Teachers, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors
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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: South Korea; Indonesia
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