Abstract:

For humans, having relationship with nature, economy and society which is sustainable is currently more of importance compared with the previous years. Consequently, it is aimed to equip students with awareness towards sustainable development. In order to achieve this target, teachers have significant responsibilites. The purpose of this study is to develop a valid and reliable scale to assess elementary teachers‟ beliefs on education for sustainable development. The study consists of two phases. In the first phase, 211 preservice elementary teachers participated to the study, and the data were initially analyzed by exploratory factor analysis. In the second phase, the scale was administered to 210 elementary school teachers participating eco-school and green package teacher training program. Data were analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis, discriminant and convergent validity analyses and item analysis. The results indicated that beliefs on education for sustainable development scale, including thirty two items and three factors, is a valid and reliable scale

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