Inspecting primary school students’ environmental attitudes based on ecocentric and anthropocentric perspectives
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| Title: | Inspecting primary school students’ environmental attitudes based on ecocentric and anthropocentric perspectives |
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| Authors: | Büşra Şeyma DÖLEK, Gülsüm AKYOL |
| Contributors: | Eğitim Fakültesi |
| Source: | Volume: 12, Issue: 3 122-141 Turkish Journal of Education |
| Publisher Information: | Turkish Journal of Education, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Subject Terms: | Alan Eğitimleri, Anthropocentric attitude, Ecocentric attitude, Gender, Grade level, Primary school students, 4. Education, Primary School Students, Antroposentrik tutum, Cinsiyet, Ekosentrik tutum, İlkokul öğrencileri, Sınıf düzeyi, Anthropocentric Attitude, Grade Level, 16. Peace & justice, Other Fields of Education, Ecocentric Attitude |
| Description: | This study aimed at (i) identifying primary school students’ attitudes toward environmental issues based on the perspectives of ecocentrism and anthropocentrism and (ii) inspecting students’ attitudes (i.e., ecocentric and anthropocentric) toward environmental issues in relation to gender and grade level. Data were gathered from 40 students through the administration of an interview questionnaire along with pictures concerning questions in the questionnaire. Results demonstrated that most of the participants who held positive attitudes reflected anthropocentric attitudes toward water, paper, and electricity consumption, reusing, and playground preferences whereas ecocentric attitudes toward plants, bugs, and other animals. Besides, half and slightly more than half of the participants with positive attitudes expressed ecocentric attitudes toward residence preferences and environmental pollution, respectively while nearly half of the participants with positive attitudes expressed anthropocentric attitudes toward the mentioned issues. It was also found that with the exception of one environmental issue, participants’ attitudes toward environmental issues were not significantly associated with their gender. Additionally, no relation was found between participants’ environmental attitudes and their grade level. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| File Description: | application/pdf |
| ISSN: | 2147-2858 |
| DOI: | 10.19128/turje.1177454 |
| Access URL: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12451/11181 https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/turje/issue/79233/1177454 |
| Accession Number: | edsair.doi.dedup.....bbf6356fcb76eb76c452d1c0b6f69d9e |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This study aimed at (i) identifying primary school students’ attitudes toward environmental issues based on the perspectives of ecocentrism and anthropocentrism and (ii) inspecting students’ attitudes (i.e., ecocentric and anthropocentric) toward environmental issues in relation to gender and grade level. Data were gathered from 40 students through the administration of an interview questionnaire along with pictures concerning questions in the questionnaire. Results demonstrated that most of the participants who held positive attitudes reflected anthropocentric attitudes toward water, paper, and electricity consumption, reusing, and playground preferences whereas ecocentric attitudes toward plants, bugs, and other animals. Besides, half and slightly more than half of the participants with positive attitudes expressed ecocentric attitudes toward residence preferences and environmental pollution, respectively while nearly half of the participants with positive attitudes expressed anthropocentric attitudes toward the mentioned issues. It was also found that with the exception of one environmental issue, participants’ attitudes toward environmental issues were not significantly associated with their gender. Additionally, no relation was found between participants’ environmental attitudes and their grade level. |
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| ISSN: | 21472858 |
| DOI: | 10.19128/turje.1177454 |