scholarly journals Τhe Impact of Training Environmental Educators: Environmental Perceptions and Attitudes of Pre-Primary and Primary School Teachers in Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Dafni Petkou ◽  
Veronika Andrea ◽  
Katerina Anthrakopoulou
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Environmental Perceptions ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Environmental Educators

Environmental education is an important tool for managing environmental problems, with a view to protecting the environment. Several significant factors, however, impede its implementation. Educators’ lack of knowledge and appropriate training on environmental topics results in difficulties in implementing environmental education programs. Nevertheless, environmental literacy is expected to lead to the manifestation of pro-environmental behavior. The aim of the present study was to examine the impacts of environmental training on pre-primary and primary school educators, and its influence on the formation of their environmental perceptions and attitudes. We investigated whether training triggers the implementation of environmental education programs, and its possible metacognitive effects on educators. Simple random sampling was used as a sampling method. A structured questionnaire was administered to 154 pre-primary and primary school teachers, and the data collection took place through the use of face-to-face interviews. The research findings indicated that educators were interested in environmental issues, and mainly used the media to obtain information about environmental issues. Gender and age were important characteristics influencing the performance and attitudes of environmental educators. It also became apparent that there are significant deficiencies in the capacity building of educators, and in the organization of environmental education in pre-primary and primary education, that negatively affect the implementation of environmental programs in schools.

Naturalists’ Hike As a New Form of Environmental Education for Children

2021 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Ol'ga Golovina ◽  
I. Filatova
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Literacy ◽  
Age Group ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Primary Schoolchildren ◽  
New Form ◽  
Additional Education ◽  
Natural Communities

The article highlights the experience of conducting a naturalist hike - a new form of organizing environmental education for preschoolers and primary schoolchildren. The purpose of the trip, carried out in the form of a travel game, meets the requirements for the formation of environmental literacy in children of this age group, which are stated in the standards of preschool and primary school education. Game “What can you see in a pine forest?” is intended to enrich the sensory experience of children in the process of observing plants and animals of the forest, to acquaint them with observation as a method of studying natural communities, to develop a cognitive interest in the flora and fauna of their native land, to foster a desire to protect the forest and its inhabitants by participating in nature conservation activities. The article is intended for preschool teachers, primary school teachers, and additional education specialists.

scholarly journals ENHANCING QUALITY TEACHING THROUGH MENTORING: THE PERCEPTION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN OWERRI EDUCATION ZONE OF IMO STATE

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-255
Author(s):  
A. C. Izuagba ◽  
A. O. Afurobi ◽  
J. Oruwari
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Study Data ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Mentoring System ◽  
Area Of Study

The aim of the study was to find out the perception of teachers towards enhancing their professional and human developments through mentoring using Owerri Educational zone. The result of the study would be significant as it would provide a basis for incorporating the mentoring system into teachers' development programmes. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. A simple random sampling technique with non-replacement balloting was used to sample hundred (900) teachers in the area of study. Data for the study were collected using a structured questionnaire relating to the topic and analysed with simple percentages The result of the analysis showed those primary school teachers were not aware of the benefits of enhancing their profession and personal development through mentoring. Teachers in the area of study had a negative perception towards enhancing their personal and professional development through mentoring by years of experience. The levels o f education, sex are not determining factors in the teacher's perception o f their professional development through mentoring. Based on the result some recommendations were made which include a review of the current development programmes of teachers to incorporate the mentoring system, and team teaching should be encouraged to facilitate networking and sharing of best practices among teachers among others.

scholarly journals Nutritional knowledge of primary school teachers in association with their participation in health education programs

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. e70
Author(s):  
Sofia Stefanoudaki ◽  
Parthena Siamidi ◽  
Chrisi Markoulaki ◽  
Stella Koinaki ◽  
Vasileios Tranakas
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers

scholarly journals Examining the Relationship Between Pre-Service Teachers' Behaviors Towards Environmental Issues and Their Awareness

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buket Ballıel Ünal
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Continuous Data ◽  
Continuous Variables ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Anova Test ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
The Relationship

This research was designed in the relational screening model to examine the relationship between the awareness levels of pre-service teachers towards environmental issues and their behaviors towards environmental issues. 5 multiple-choice questions to determine their descriptive features, the "Awareness Scale for Environmental Issues" developed by Guven (2011) to measure their awareness of environmental issues, and the "Behavior Scale for Environmental Issues" to measure their behaviors on this were applied by the researcher to 129 pre-service teachers studying at Gazi Osmanpasa University, Faculty of Education, Department of Primary School Teaching in the 2019-2020 academic year. Numbers, percentage, mean, standard deviation were used as descriptive statistical methods in the evaluation of the data. T-test was used for comparison of quantitative continuous data between two independent groups and a one-way Anova test was used for comparison of quantitative continuous data between more than two independent groups. Scheffé's test was used after the Anova test as a complementary post-hoc analysis to determine the differences. The Pearson correlation and regression analysis were applied between the continuous variables of the study. As a result of the research, it was determined that the awareness of the pre-service primary school teachers about environmental issues was low and their behavior towards environmental issues was moderate. A low-level significant relationship was found between pre-service primary school teachers’ awareness of environmental issues and their behaviors. As a result, it was concluded that as the awareness levels of primary school teachers towards environmental issues increased, their behaviors towards environmental issues increased positively.

Are Educational Outcomes Relevant to Environmental Education Addressed by Primary School Teachers?

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 27-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Clark ◽  
Terry Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
New South ◽  
Primary Teachers ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Significant Attention ◽  
School Curricula

AbstractConcern exists over the extent to which environmental education is being addressed in Australian primary school curricula. This is especially so since the release of the nationally developed Statements and Profiles in eight key areas of learning because no documents specifically relating to environmental education were produced. This paper reports the results of a study in which a survey based on outcomes relevant to environmental education, as drawn from curriculum documents in use in the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria, was completed by a sample of primary teachers from both states. Results indicated that, in most schools, outcomes relevant to environmental education were being given significant attention. However, the extent to which different outcomes were addressed varied widely, as did the extent to which individual schools addressed outcomes over the years kindergarten/preparatory to year 6 (K/P-6). Implications for teacher education drawn from the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Teachers’ Awareness of the Existence and the Use of Technology to Promote Children’s Literacy Instruction

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ngozi Obidike ◽  
Ngozi Anyikwa ◽  
Joy O Enemou
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Government Education ◽  
Children's Literacy

This paper examined the awareness of teachers of nursery and primary schools on the existence of the technological resources that could be used to support children's literacy instruction, as well as the use of such technological resources for enriching children's literacy instruction. The study was carried out in Awka Local Government Education Zone in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two (2) research questions guided the study. Five (500) nursery and primary school teachers were selected as the sample for the study using simple random sampling technique. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection which was analyzed using mean scores. The findings, among others, were that both the nursery and primary school teachers are able to identify the technological tools that could be used to enhance literacy instruction in children but are not aware of how such resources could be used. Suggestions for improvement were provided. 

Achieving “Sustainability Education” in Primary Schools as a Result of the Victorian Science in Schools Research Project

2004 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Gough
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Rare Event ◽  
Sustainability Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Victorian Science

AbstractScience education in the Australian primary school curriculum is a relatively rare event. Several studies over the past twenty five years have all reported disappointingly low amounts of science being taught and the reluctance of primary school teachers to make science a priority in their teaching. Similar outcomes have been reported for environmental education. Even though primary aged children are very interested in science and the environment, primary school teachers often struggle to teach science/environmental education because they are not confident and competent in the content, lack curriculum resources and equipment, have inadequate time to prepare, and have difficulty finding a place for science/environmental education in what they perceive as an already overcrowded curriculum. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the experiences of primary schools involved in the Victorian Science in Schools Research Project which was concerned with improving science teaching and learning strategies but which also unexpectedly led to more environmental (“sustainability”) education occurring. The paper will also suggest a curriculum strategy for achieving more widespread acceptance and implementation of “sustainability education” through primary school science curricula.

scholarly journals Modernization of Education Programs and Formation of Digital Competences of Future Primary School Teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Valentуna D. Melash ◽  
Valentin V. Molodychenko ◽  
Volodymyr V. Huz ◽  
Anastasiia B. Varenychenko ◽  
Svitlana S. Kirsanova
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
Academic Paper

Modernization of education programs is carried out through the digital technologies integration into the education system, in particular, into the primary education system. This leads to the integration of courses and disciplines into curricula for the development of digital competences of future primary school teachers. The purpose of the investigation was to study the features of modernization of education programs in order to form digital competences of future primary school teachers. 48 scientific publications have been examined, studied and systematized, where the integration of disciplines for the study of digital competences into the educational process of teaching future teachers is considered; consequently, three dimensions of modernization of curricula have been investigated. The first one concerns the development of general digital competences, the second one - the competence to integrate technology into educational practice, the third one - professional digital competence. It has been revealed that general digital competences are consistent with the context of the education system. Competence to integrate technologies into teaching practice focuses on the context of integration, preparing future teachers for the opportunity to use technology in future teaching of pupils, critically assess the use and teach children, using digital devices in education process. The academic paper proposes the concept of professional digital competence as the ability of a teacher to work in the context of a school education system with a digital form of education, including the process of teaching, managing digital learning environments and professional activities of a teacher. Further research should additionally explore professional digital competence in the framework of primary teacher education.

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