Hwankyungkyoyuk (한국환경교육학회지:환경교육)
- Volume 21 Issue 1
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- Pages.45-56
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- 2008
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- 1225-1259(pISSN)
The Natural Environmental Perceptions of Pre-service Elementary School Teachers
예비초등교사들의 자연환경 인식
- Oh, Kang-Ho (Chonnam National University) ;
- Kim, Hai-Gyoung (Gwangju National University of Education) ;
- Koh, Yeong-Koo (Chonnam National University)
- Published : 2008.03.31
Abstract
This study is to consider the fundamental perceptions of pre-service elementary school teachers to natural environments. The recognition items of questionnaire for those environments include ones of water, atmospheric, soil, biologic and oceanic environments constituting of the earth system. From the results of the study, they affirmatively recognized biologic environment, but they showed highly negative recognitions to others. In other side, it is considered that their recognitions to natural environments were probably transferred by the things which involve press media, curricula and real lives. On the basis of the study results, systematic teaching-learning for natural environments is essential because the encouragement of eco-friendly attitude, one of main goal for environmental education, is budded from basic understandings to natural environments. Affirmatively environmental worldviews for elementary school students are important for reasons why teacher's quality and practice will is fundamental, and then teacher could change the views of the students for environmental education. So, preparing balanced attitudes, right concepts and connection to applicable knowledges for natural environments, pre-service elementary school teachers in environmental education must be pointed to organized education between human and natural environment.