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The purpose of the present study is to investigate the environmental behaviors of the pre-service teachers from Primary Education Department in relation to some variables. The study employs survey method and sampling of the study consists of 420 pre-service teachers. As a data collection tool in the present study, “Environmental Behavior Scale” adapted to Turkish by Karatekin (2011) and having the reliability coefficient of a = .85 was used. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS 20.0 program package. It was found that the pre-service teachers’ behaviors towards environment do not significantly change * Yrd. Doç. Dr. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, [email protected]** Doktora Öğrencisi, Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, [email protected]*** Yrd. Doç. Dr. Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Fen Bilgisi Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı, [email protected] on gender, education level of parents and whether taking courses related to environment. Yet they significantly change depending on the subject area, level of curiosity about environment and frequency of visiting natural areas. In light of the findings, some suggestions are made at the end of the study

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