Social studies pre-service teachers’ awareness of environmental ethics

Abstract

Aim of this study is to determine environmental ethic perception of prospective social studiesteachers. In the study, descriptive survey model was used. Research sample consists of prospective socialstudies teachers studying in Buca Faculty of Education at Dokuz Eylul University. "Personal InformationForm” and "Environmental Ethics Awareness Scale" developed by Özer (2015) were used as datacollection tools. After application of data collection tools, data were gathered, and findings about researchproblem and sub problems were presented. Relationships between environmental ethics awareness leveland personal characteristics, such as age, gender, grade level and settlement area etc. were examined, byanalyzing findings in computer via SPSS program. As a result of the significant differences obtained in thefindings, it revealed that female students were more conscious of environmental ethics than malestudents. It is also seen that the awareness of environmental ethics has decreased with increased age.Likewise, it was concluded that the grade level was inversely proportional to the awareness ofenvironmental ethics and it was understood that the place of residence did not have a meaningful impacton the awareness of environmental ethics. In conclusion part of the study, recommendations were madethat studies on environmental ethics be implemented upon different samples by different variables, andthat environmental ethics awareness level be improved.