Environmental attitudes of pre-service teachers: A conceptual and methodological dilemma in cross-cultural data collection

Watson, Kevin; Halse, Christine

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“…Why do we, ever so insatiably and selfishly, attack world's natural resources? Why can't we manage to make industrialization, rapid population increase, developments in technology and science, increased needs and globalization a part of the solution rather than a factor of the problem (Davis, 1998;Watson & Halse, 2005;Baykal & Baykal, 2008;Negev et al, 2010). Answering this question is relatively difficult, but we can turn to natural history for hints: natural history tells us that species become extinct due to changes in the respective natural environment.…”

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A Study towards Views of Teacher Candidates about National and Global Environmental Problems

Alagöz¹,

Akman²

2016

IJRES

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In this research, determination of primary school, social studies and mathematics candidate teachers' awareness and susceptibility levels about environmental problems, solution suggestions about these problems, activities used in environmental education and views about environmental education were targeted. Sample of this research comprised of 449 candidate teachers from Nizip Education Faculty (Gaziantep University) and Education Faculty of Çukurova University. Research carried out in Fall Semester of 2015-2016 Education year. The data collection tool was a questionnaire done by candidate teachers. In the data analysis, number, percentage, average and standard deviation as descriptive statistical methods were used. One way ANOVA test was used in comparison of quantitative continuity data between more than two independent samples. Scheffe test was used as subsidiary post-hoc analysis for determining differences after ANOVA test. Pearson correlation analysis was practiced between continuous variables of research. Analysis results showed that "social susceptibility" and "general susceptibility" level of the participants was high whereas "academic susceptibility" level of the participants was very high. Environmental education, which is the biggest factor in awakening environmental awareness, must be extended to all the masses. One way to make this happen is to put weight on environmental education in the formal education programs.

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A Study towards Views of Teacher Candidates about National and Global Environmental Problems

Alagöz¹,

Akman²

2016

IJRES

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“…The results indicate that Australian respondents viewed environments from a deep ecological perspective when compared with Maldivian respondents (Watson and Halse, 2005). The Australian and Indonesian respondents also tended to consider environments as a balance between the needs of humans and the needs of environments while the Maldivian sample was considered as less altruistic.…”

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“…Egoistic values predispose people to protect aspects of the environment that affect them personally, or to oppose protection of the environment if the personal costs are perceived as high. The egoistic value orientation assumes that the motivation for pro-environmental action is predominantly economic and socio-biological and that the ultimate motivation for pro-environmental action is the benefit to be gained by the individual (Watson and Halse, 2005). The second model, altruistic value orientation, presumes that people act on social-altruistic values that may come with moral imperatives such as the Golden Rule: 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you'.…”

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“…In the case of the third model, biospheric value orientation, people judge phenomena on the basis of costs or benefits to ecosystems or the biosphere. Watson and Halse (2005) suggest that the biospheric orientation reflects the motivation of the "deep ecologists" whose primary motivation for proenvironmental action is the welfare of ecological systems. In fact, Szagun and Mesenholl (1993) suggest that ethical concerns may be 'strong motivations for preserving nature, possibly more so than enjoyment of nature'.…”

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“…Another study (Watson and Halse, 2005) was conducted to see if the NEP scale has equal relevance in non-industrial societies by investigating the environmenttal attitudes held by pre-service teachers in three communities, one each from Australia, Republic of Maldives and Indonesia, and to compare the similarities and differences between the countries. The results indicate that Australian respondents viewed environments from a deep ecological perspective when compared with Maldivian respondents (Watson and Halse, 2005).…”

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Ecological value orientations of prospective secondary school teachers in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Dalelo¹

2015

Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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The value orientation of a person is highly likely to have consequences in his/her attitudes and behavior. The study reported in this paper examined the ecological/environmental value orientations of prospective secondary school teachers enrolled at Addis Ababa University for a one year Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching (PGDT) program. An environmental and sustainability literacy questionnaire (ESLQ) was used to measure the awareness and views of participants on key environmental/ecological issues and concerns. The 15 items that make up the New Ecological Paradigm Scale have been included in the ESLQ as they are. This paper reports findings related to participants' entry profile and their views about key environmental/ecological issues. The results show two interesting trends with regard to participants' ecological value orientations. First, both the eight pro-NEP and the seven pro-DSP statements have been endorsed. Second, the level of agreement with the two apparently contradictory groups of statements happened to be almost exactly the same (with an average of 67.1% endorsement for pro-NEP statements and strikingly equal level of endorsement of 67.4% for pro-DSP statements). The findings thus show that the prospective secondary school teachers hold a syncretic (NEP plus HEP) not a dualistic (NEP vs. HEP) worldview. In fact, a closer look into the patterns of responses to the five categories of statements shows that respondents had, on average, a pro-DSP worldview in four of the five categories. The only category where respondents had a pro-NEP view relates to 'possibility of ecocrisis'.

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Gender attitude towards environmental protection: a comparative survey during COVID-19 lockdown situation

Dhenge

Ghadge

Ahire

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Environ Dev Sustain

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Attitude towards environmental protection is a crucial component in environmental safeguard psychology. It is a psychological tendency expressed by evaluating the environmental gender attitude with favour or disfavour. This study aimed to compare the attitude level of male and female trainees towards environmental protection based on personal, psychological and sociocultural variables by using an ex post facto research design. The research population was composed of the trainees ( N =177) who participated in the online training programmes organized from April 07 to May 31, 2020, by the Centre for Advanced Agricultural Science and Technology (CAAST) for Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management (CSAWM), MPKV, Rahuri, Maharashtra, during COVID-19 lockdown period. In this study, an online survey method was used. The research instrument was a well-designed and structured online questionnaire using a Google Form consisting of two sections. The first section consisted of 11 independent variables of personal, psychological and sociocultural characteristics. The second section consisted of 17 environmental attitude questions focusing on closed structure questions with a five-point Likert scale, i.e. Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree. The results revealed that age, training received, membership of environmental societies or organizations, courses taught, waste management and social media use significantly affect the trainees’ attitudes to environment protection. The female respondents had a favourable environmental attitude when compared with the male respondents. Therefore, the study concluded that a set of factors influences the gender attitude of the online trainees. These factors alone cannot change trainees’ attitudes towards environmental protection. Accordingly, necessary and appropriate conditions should be provided to change the attitude of male trainees for environmental protection. Sustained support is necessary to efficiently understand the role of gender in environment protection through government policies, social media, policymakers, scientists, extension workers, research organizations, various training programmes, participation of students and faculty in the environmental cleanliness drive and awareness programs, etc.

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Environmental attitudes of pre-service teachers: A conceptual and methodological dilemma in cross-cultural data collection

Cited by 35 publications

References 20 publications

A Study towards Views of Teacher Candidates about National and Global Environmental Problems

A Study towards Views of Teacher Candidates about National and Global Environmental Problems

Ecological value orientations of prospective secondary school teachers in Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Gender attitude towards environmental protection: a comparative survey during COVID-19 lockdown situation

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