Investigation of Environmental Ethics Awareness of Science and Classroom Teacher Candidates by Different Variables Cover Image

Fen Bilimleri ve Sınıf Öğretmeni Adaylarının Çevre Etiği Farkındalıklarının Farklı Değişkenlerce İncelenmesi
Investigation of Environmental Ethics Awareness of Science and Classroom Teacher Candidates by Different Variables

Author(s): Derya Sönmez
Subject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, School education, Human Ecology, Environmental interactions, Sociology of Education
Published by: Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Environmental Education; Environmental Ethics; Ethic;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research is to examine the environmental ethics awareness of Science and Classroom Teacher candidates. Environmental ethics awareness of the pre-service teachers was examined according to gender, class level and department variable. The sample of the study consists of 100 candidate teachers studying in the 1st and 4th grades of the Science Education and Primary Education departments of the Faculty of Education of a public university in the 2017-2018 academic year. As the research aims to determine the ethical awareness of the candidates of science and classroom teacher in the environment, the screening model of quantitative research methods has been used. The data of the study were collected by using "Environmental Ethics Awareness Scale" developed by Özer and Keleş (2016) and the data were analyzed statistically in a computer environment. According to the findings of the research, it was determined that candidates of Science and Classroom Teachers had a significant difference according to gender and class level. It was found that the science and classroom teacher candidates did not show a significant difference in their environmental ethics education.

  • Issue Year: 17/2019
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 239-248
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish