How prospective teachers perceive society’s most pressing environmental challenges
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| Title: | How prospective teachers perceive society’s most pressing environmental challenges |
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| Authors: | Kovačić, Ines |
| Source: | Metodički ogledi. 32(1):93-119 |
| Publisher Information: | 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Subject Terms: | ekološko ponašanje, onečišćenje, environmental attitudes, environmental behaviors, održivo obrazovanje, pollution, ekološka pismenost, environmental literacy, sustainable education, stavovi o okolišu |
| Description: | This study provides a comparative analysis of environmental concerns among prospective teachers in Slovenia and Croatia, revealing both shared and distinct priorities shaped by regional context. Students identify climate change, waste management, and pollution in general as key issues on a local level, though Croatians uniquely emphasize wild dumps, while Slovenians are more concerned with air pollution. On a global scale, both groups highlighted climate change, waste problem, and air pollution. Croatian students perceive risks like plastic pollution and biodiversity loss as especially severe, likely influenced by regional environmental challenges. Both groups emphasize waste management and environmental education, with Slovenians prioritizing waste treatment and Croatians emphasizing educational initiatives. Notable behavioral differences include Slovenian students’ focus on reducing packaging waste, while Croatian students favor recyclable and biodegradable options. Divergent attitudes toward reliable information sources are also observed, as Slovenian students trust institutional sources more, while Croatian lean toward informal networks. These f indings underscore the need to strengthen environmental education in schools to foster responsible attitudes and equip future generations with knowledge and skills. U ovom istraživanju uspoređena su mišljenja o ekološkim problemima među studentima odgojnih i obrazovnih znanosti u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji. Studenti smatraju da su klimatske promjene, onečišćenje okoliša i upravljanje otpadom ključni problemi na lokalni razini, pri čemu Hrvati posebno ističu divlja odlagališta, a Slovenci zagađenje zraka. Na globalnoj razini obje su skupine istaknule klimatske promjene, upravljanje otpadom i onečišćenje zraka. Studenti u Hrvatskoj smatraju da su plastični otpad i smanjenje biološke raznolikosti ozbiljni problemi. Obje skupine naglašavaju važnost upravljanja otpadom i neophodno uvođenje edukacije o okolišu u škole. Kao rješenja količine otpada, studenti u Sloveniji predlažu smanjenje ambalažnog otpada, dok hrvatski studenti preferiraju reciklirajuće i biorazgradive ambalaže. Primijećeni su i različiti stavovi prema pouzdanim izvorima informacija: slovenski studenti više vjeruju institucionalnim izvorima, dok se hrvatski studenti oslanjaju na neformalne mreže. Ovo istraživanje ukazuje na potrebu za jačanjem obrazovanja o ekološkim problemima u školama kako bi se poticala odgovornost prema okolišu i osnažile buduće generacije znanjem i vještinama. |
| Document Type: | Article |
| ISSN: | 0353-765X |
| Access URL: | https://hrcak.srce.hr/en/file/484865 |
| Accession Number: | edsair.dris...01492..244501a80b4144f245bed91e339b7223 |
| Database: | OpenAIRE |
Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | This study provides a comparative analysis of environmental concerns among prospective teachers in Slovenia and Croatia, revealing both shared and distinct priorities shaped by regional context. Students identify climate change, waste management, and pollution in general as key issues on a local level, though Croatians uniquely emphasize wild dumps, while Slovenians are more concerned with air pollution. On a global scale, both groups highlighted climate change, waste problem, and air pollution. Croatian students perceive risks like plastic pollution and biodiversity loss as especially severe, likely influenced by regional environmental challenges. Both groups emphasize waste management and environmental education, with Slovenians prioritizing waste treatment and Croatians emphasizing educational initiatives. Notable behavioral differences include Slovenian students’ focus on reducing packaging waste, while Croatian students favor recyclable and biodegradable options. Divergent attitudes toward reliable information sources are also observed, as Slovenian students trust institutional sources more, while Croatian lean toward informal networks. These f indings underscore the need to strengthen environmental education in schools to foster responsible attitudes and equip future generations with knowledge and skills.<br />U ovom istraživanju uspoređena su mišljenja o ekološkim problemima među studentima odgojnih i obrazovnih znanosti u Hrvatskoj i Sloveniji. Studenti smatraju da su klimatske promjene, onečišćenje okoliša i upravljanje otpadom ključni problemi na lokalni razini, pri čemu Hrvati posebno ističu divlja odlagališta, a Slovenci zagađenje zraka. Na globalnoj razini obje su skupine istaknule klimatske promjene, upravljanje otpadom i onečišćenje zraka. Studenti u Hrvatskoj smatraju da su plastični otpad i smanjenje biološke raznolikosti ozbiljni problemi. Obje skupine naglašavaju važnost upravljanja otpadom i neophodno uvođenje edukacije o okolišu u škole. Kao rješenja količine otpada, studenti u Sloveniji predlažu smanjenje ambalažnog otpada, dok hrvatski studenti preferiraju reciklirajuće i biorazgradive ambalaže. Primijećeni su i različiti stavovi prema pouzdanim izvorima informacija: slovenski studenti više vjeruju institucionalnim izvorima, dok se hrvatski studenti oslanjaju na neformalne mreže. Ovo istraživanje ukazuje na potrebu za jačanjem obrazovanja o ekološkim problemima u školama kako bi se poticala odgovornost prema okolišu i osnažile buduće generacije znanjem i vještinama. |
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| ISSN: | 0353765X |