ERIC Number: EJ1239433
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Dec
Pages: 15
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Examination of Primary School Teachers' Environmental Literacy Levels
Erbasan, Ömer; Erkol, Mehmet
International Journal of Contemporary Educational Research, v6 n2 p311-324 Dec 2019
In this study, it is aimed to determine the environmental literacy of primary school teachers in terms of some variables. In this study which employs a descriptive method, the study group is composed of 371 primary school teachers working in state primary schools in the province of Afyonkarahisar, Turkey in the academic year of 2016-2017. Environmental behavior scale, attitude scale towards environmental problems and environment knowledge test were used as data collection tools in the study. The data obtained were analyzed by using the SPSS 20 statistical program. Independent-samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance and simple linear correlation statistics were used in the analysis of results obtained from this study. As a result of the research, it can be argued that the environmental literacy levels of the primary school teachers are at moderate level. In addition, the findings of the research show that both primary school teachers' environment behavior levels and their environmental knowledge levels are moderate and their attitudes towards about environmental problems are high. Finally, it was concluded that there was a positive and significant relationship between attitude and behavior, a positive and significant relationship between attitude and knowledge, and a positive and significant relationship between knowledge and behavior.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Literacy, Environment, Knowledge Level, Teacher Attitudes, Tests, Correlation, Teacher Behavior, Conservation (Environment), Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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