Prospective teachers and secondary students’ ideas on global environmental issues: Contradictions or similarities

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Filiz Kabapınar ◽  
Candan Cengiz ◽  
Oya Aglarci
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Greenhouse Effect ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Ozone Layer ◽  
Ozone Layer Depletion ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Global Environmental Issues

The present study aims to investigate prospective teachers’ (PTs’) and secondary students’ (SSs’) ideas related to environmental issues. A case study design was adopted in this study. SSs (n = 100) who received instruction on environmental issues and PTs (n = 150) who attended courses concerning environmental education were participated in this study. An open-ended questionnaire was designed and used as a data collection tool. Written answers of the participants were analysed in ideographic terms. The results of the study showed that the PTs held a range of alternative ideas similar to SSs. They both linked environmental problems which were irrelevant with cause–effect chain. Yet, PTs provided a more scientific definitions regarding greenhouse effect, global warming and ozone layer depletion as compared to SSs.   Keywords: Global environmental issues, prospective teachers, secondary students, environmental education, greenhouse effect, global warming, ozone layer depletion.    

scholarly journals Student Science Teachers’ Ideas about the Degradation of Ecosystems

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osman Cardak ◽  
Musa Dikmenli
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Skin Cancer ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Greenhouse Effect ◽  
Ozone Layer ◽  
Ozone Layer Depletion ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Faculty Of Education

<p class="apa">The aim of this research is to investigate student science teachers’ opinions about the causes of degradation of ecosystems and the effects of such degradations on the environment. This research focuses on the following questions: What kind of descriptions do student science teachers ascribe to the reasons of degradation in ecosystems? What are the effects of ecosystem degradations on the environment? What are the misconceptions in relation to degradations in ecosystems? A total of 130 participating students, who were studying to become science teachers at Faculty of Education of Necmettin Erbakan University in Turkey, participated in this study. To reveal the participating students’ opinions about the reasons for degradations in ecosystems and their effects on the environment, they were asked to answer two open questions: (1) What are the reasons for degradations in ecosystems? (2) What are the effects of degradations in ecosystems on the environment? The participants were asked to answer these two questions. Data obtained from the questions were analyzed and the frequencies of the answers were classified in different categories. Moreover, these included some misconceptions such as ‘the greenhouse effect can lead to skin cancer’ and ‘ozone layer depletion leads to global warming’. The findings are compared with related literature and suggestions are presented.</p>

Global Environmental Issues: Responses from Japan

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
LYDIA N. YU-JOSE
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Hazardous Wastes ◽  
Environmental Concerns ◽  
Basel Convention ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Global Environmental Issues

The timing of the Japanese Government's acceptance of the United Nations multilateral treaties governing several environmental concerns indicates Japan's priorities: biodiversity, global warming, and depletion of the ozone layer. Banning transboundary movement of hazardous wastes is the least prioritized, as indicated by Japan's failure to accept the Ban Amendment to the Basel Convention. The Japanese Environment Agency's policy statements and budget allocations between 1985 and 2000, as well as other official statements and programs, likewise indicate the same priorities. Moreover, of the three priorities, global warming is the top.Japan, which has been looking for a niche in world leadership, has found it in global warming concerns. However, it would be hard for it to maintain a leadership role in global environmental concerns if it would not be able to play a proactive role in the more technologically, economically and politically difficult task of banning transboundary movement of hazardous wastes.

scholarly journals Turkish Primary Science Teacher Candidates’ Understandings of Global Warming and Ozone Layer Depletion

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Aggul Yalcin ◽  
Mehmet Yalcin
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Science Teacher ◽  
Prospective Teachers ◽  
Teacher Candidates ◽  
Ozone Layer ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Primary Science ◽  
Ozone Layer Depletion ◽  
Common Misconceptions

The purpose of the study was to explore Turkish primary science teacher candidates' understanding of global warming and ozone layer depletion. In the study, as the research approach the survey method was used. The sample consisted of one hundred eighty nine third grade science teacher candidates. Data was collected using the tool developed by the researcher. The survey solicited written opinion responses to seven open-ended questions. Teacher candidates’ written opinions about global warming and ozone layer depletion were analyzed descriptively. The results of the analysis were presented as percentages and frequency. The findings suggest that prospective teachers’ understandings about these issues were limited and they had some significant common, misconceptions. Finally, the findings were discussed in comparison with the previous research with respect to environmental education.

scholarly journals Pre-service biology teachers’ perception of global warming, greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion in Lagos State University

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin A. Etobro
Keyword(s):  
Global Warming ◽  
Greenhouse Effect ◽  
Ozone Layer ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
State University ◽  
Ozone Layer Depletion ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
Excessive Heat ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Lagos State

The study examined the crux about global warming, greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion among pre-service biology teachers. A survey questionnaire adapted from Kalipit, Yener & Ozkadif (2009); Rye, Ruba & Wiesenmayer (1997) and Boyes, Chambers & Stanisstreet (1995) was administered to 65 pre-service Biology teachers purposively selected from the Department of Science and Technology Education, Lagos State University, Lagos. This was to determine the pre-service biology teachers’ perceptions about global warming, greenhouse effect and ozone layer depletion. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results showed that pre-service Biology teachers had misconceptions that the results of thinning of ozone layer will increase greenhouse effect and the function of ozone layer is to protect the earth against excessive heat. Furthermore, majority of the preservice biology teachers had misconceptions on global warming, ozone layer depletion and greenhouse effect. It is imperative, therefore to proffer solutions to these misconceptions held by the pre-service teachers by ensuring that instructors and instructional materials emphasize the importance of these concepts to life ensuring that students have adequate knowledge about the concepts as well as ways of tackling these challenges. Keyword: Global warming, greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion, pre-service biology teachers, misconceptions.

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