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Purpose- It is clear that researches on stakeholders of education contribute to responsible living in order to better understand the current situation and design sustainability.  Identification of problems will contribute to the solution of problems of educational stakeholders. Education on responsible leaving is a learning process that increases student's knowledge and awareness and prepares learners to change their attitudes, then behaviors. Although there is a great deal of research on students, few empirical research attempts have been made to search environmental awareness of teachers and  school managers  who are most powerful stakeholders for bringing changes in education system.   Methodology- This paper will be an attempt to study an environmental awareness of teachers and school managers in private schools by their demographical qualities. In order to stimulate debates that demographical qualities influence teachers and school managers environmental awareness, a total of  418 teachers and managers were  selected and an environmental awareness scale was employed to assess their  knowledge, attitude and behaviors.  Findings- The results of the research show that there is significant difference between demographical qualities of school managers/teachers and their environmental awareness in terms of knowledge, attitude and behaviors. Conclusion- Based on these researches findings, institutions should do more to promote environmental awareness programs in teacher education curricula by taking into consideration teachers and administrators demographical qualities. Instead of transmissive  teaching methodologies, it is expected that institutions start to use  new techniques like transformative  methodologies that go beyond the teaching method to also reflect the philosophy and purpose of sustainability education. 

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