Abstract:

The aim of this study is to reveal the attitude levels of prospective teachers, who are the teachers of the future, about sustainable environmental education. This study is a quantitative research based on survey design. 471 prospective teachers studying in different departments of the Education Faculty of a university in Black Sea region participated in the study. The data were collected from prospective teachers studying at the departments of Science Teaching, Mathematics Teaching, Preschool Teaching, Primary School Teaching and Social Sciences Teaching. All of the prospective teachers were reached through an online form and 471 participants were reached as a result of the participation of volunteering students. “Sustainable Environmental Education Attitude Scale” was used in the study. SPSS 22.0 package program was used in the analysis of data. As a result of data analysis, it was found that prospective teachers who were studying at the department of Science Teaching, those who were members of non-governmental organizations related with the environment, and those who followed printed or online publications and female prospective teachers had higher attitudes towards environmental education. According to the results obtained, it may be an effective solution to provide education to prospective teachers about sustainable environment and to add more courses in the curriculum on these topics.

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