Lise Öğrencilerinin Küresel İklim Değişikliği Hakkındaki Görüşleri
High School Students' Views on Global Climate Change

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to determine the causes, effects and struggle to fight climate change and public adaptation and their views of high school students about climate change. Climate change is one of the most important global environmental problems of this century. If global climate change cannot be prevented it will cause irreparable damage in the future. So, determining the individual’s information and awareness on this issue will contribute to the solution of the problem. Survey re¬search was used in this study. 249 students from 9th and 10th grade participated. “Global Climate Change Questionnaire” which is included closed-ended and open-ended questions was used to collect data from individuals. The questions that are the definition of climate change, causes, effe¬cts, levels of concerns and awareness of activities about preventing and struggle to fight climate change were asked to participants. In the analysis of quantitative data, simple descriptive statistics (percentage and frequency) and the analysis of qualitative data were analyzed by using descriptive analysis method. It was determined that participants did not have enough information about the causes, effects and how to struggle against climate change. Approximately half of the participants were unable to define the global climate change (they stated that they did not have any informati¬on) and when the participants’ definitions were analyzed it was seen that the definitions were su-perficial and non-scientific. It was determined that participants had misconceptions about climate change. According to the participants, the most important reasons for global climate change were environmental pollution and the unconscious behavior of people. Most participants are concerned about the negative consequences of global climate change. Generally, participants were thought that waste practices are more effective than energy-related practices in increasing the impacts of global climate change. As a result; in order to be able to combat climate change, the duties and responsibilities of individuals should be taught at an early age. It must teach students that climate change can be tackled be. To reduce the impacts of climate change, recycling practices should be increased across the country.

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