Teacher Canditates’ Environmental Awareness and Environmental Sensitivity

Abstract

Teachers have a huge effect on raising students' environmental awareness and helping them develop sensitivity to environmental issues. The aim of this study was to examine the environmental awareness and environmental sensitivity of teacher candidates. In the study, “ Environmental Awareness and Environmental Sensitivity ” scale developed by Timur and Yılmaz (2003) for teacher candidates (277) was used as data collection tool. Descriptive analysis method was used for data analysis by SPSS program. As a result of the study, it was determined that there was no significant difference between the branches and the genders of Environmental Awareness and Environmental Sensitivities of candidates teachers. A significant difference was found between the branches in the Environmental Sensitivity dimension of the scale. Teacher candidates’ Environmental Awareness and Environmental Sensitivity do not change according to their gender. It was found that Religious Culture and Ethics Teaching teacher candidates had a higher score in terms of environmental sensitivity.