• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.135-140
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is to assess pre-service elementary teacher's conceptions of environmental issues. 141 pre-service elementary teachers from local college participated in this study. We discovered that most of participants understood the possibility of technological abuse that could lead to environmental destruction. They also well understood the crisis of the Earth's ecosystem. Nevertheless, it seemed most of participants were not ready to take action to save ti. In addition, they also showed stereo-typically biased opinions about science, technology and their relationship with environmental issues. It appeared to come from media-oriented environmental education. Since pre-service teacher's conceptions could directly effect future education, it is necessary to establish a more systematic educational system for environmental education, for both pre-service teachers and students.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.54 no.5
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• pp.643-649
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• 2010

In this study, the relationships among high school students' epistemological views on theory and data, science process skills, the perceptions of the preferred laboratory learning environment and attitudes toward laboratory work were investigated. The results indicated that science process skills, all subcategories of the perceptions of the preferred laboratory learning environment (student cohesiveness, open-endedness, integration, rule clarity, and material environment) and attitudes toward laboratory work were significantly correlated with epistemological views on theory and data. The results of multiple regression analysis revealed that science process skills, open-endedness and material environment and attitudes toward laboratory work significantly predicted epistemological views on theory and data.

• Proceedings of the KSEEG Conference
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• 2007.04a
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• pp.319-321
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• 2007

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.344-352
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• 2000

In this study, high school students' environmental conceptions and attitudes, and their relationships with affective variables (self-esteem, enjoyment of science lesson, and leisure interest in science) were investigated. Students' environmental conceptions were found to be low, and male students' environmental conceptions were higher than female students. However, the environmental attitudes of female students were more positive than those of male students. There were no differences between male and female students in the ecocentric attitudes, but male students had more egocentric attitudes than female students. Students of higher prior science achievement level possessed higher level of environmental conceptions than their counterparts. Among the affective variables studied, leisure interest in science was significantly correlated with environmental attitudes.

• Journal of Korean Elementary Science Education
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.158-169
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• 2024

This study investigated the effects of climate change project learning on elementary students' attitudes toward climate change and environmental literacy. Climate change project learning was conducted on 174 sixth-grade elementary school students in a metropolitan city (77 male, 97 female), after which their perceptions and attitudes toward climate change and environmental literacy were assessed. The climate change project learning had a positive effect on the students' perceptions and attitudes toward climate change, which was surmised because of the climate change content sharing and discussions during the project learning. The climate change project learning also had a positive effect on the students' environmental literacy, especially their environmental attitudes, values, and behavior; however, there were no statistically significant changes found for environmental sensitivity. This study highlights the educational effects and implications of environmentally focused climate change projectbased education for elementary school students.

• Journal of The Korean Association For Science Education
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.12-19
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• 2000

The relationships among students' perceptions of computerized science learning environments, computer-related attitudes. and computer experiences were investigated with a sample of 164 9thgraders (80 boys and 84 girls) from two middle schools. The Computerized Science Learning Environment Inventory (CSLEI) and the Computer-Related Attitudes Scale (CRAS) were administered, and students' computer experiences were examined. Students' perceptions of preferred learning environments were also studied with the preferred form of the CSLEI, and compared with those of actual learning environments. Gender differences in the perceptions of computerized science learning environments, computer-related attitudes, and computer experiences were also studied. Students' perceptions of preferred learning environments were significantly better than those of actual learning environments in all subscales of the CSLEI except gender equity. There was no gender difference in the perceptions of computerized science learning environments. However, boys were found to have more positive computer-related attitudes and more computer experiences than girls. Students' perceptions of computerized science learning environments were significantly correlated with computer-related attitudes in resource adequacy subscale, but not with computer experiences. Significant relationships between computer-related attitudes and computer experiences were also found.

• Journal of the Korean Geographical Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.177-191
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• 1999

본 연구는 영국의 환경농업장려지구(ESAs) 사업의 내용과 이에 대한 농민의 태도를 설문조사를 통하여 분석함으로써 친환경농업정책의 내용과 한계를 파악하고자 하였다. 영국에서 실시하고 있는 환경농업정책은 농민의 자발적인 참여를 원칙으로 하고 있으며, 농민은 정해진 계약에 따라 영농을 하게 되면 일정한 보상금을 받는다. 특정지구에서만 실시하는 사업과 전지역에서 시행되는 사업이 있으며 동일사업에 대한 적용 기준과 보상금 등은 지역마다 상이히다. 이중 가장 대표적인 환경농업정책은 ESAs 사업이다. 이는 농업으로 인해 환경이 민감하게 훼손될 수 있는 지구를 설정하여, 환경 농업을 장려하는 사업이다. 이에 참여함으로써 농민이 받는 장려금은 환경 친화적인 영농을 함으로서 예상되는 농민의 손실분을 고려하여 결정된다. 이와 같은 환경농업정책에 대하여 영국의 농민들의 태도는 적극적이는 못하다. 경영규모가 적은 농민과 지정지구내에서 영농하는 농민들은 비교적 친환경 농업에 적극적이다. 대규모 농장의 경우 경제적 수익 향상을 농업의 주목적으로 생각하고 있어 환경농업정책의 참여에 소극적이다. 따라서 환경농업은 소규모 농장을 중심으로 국지적으로 이루어지기 때문에 자발적인 참여를 전제로 하는 환경농업 정책의 한계로 지적되고 있다.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.119-128
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to develop and test a model that explains the potential influences of: 1) consumers' values, 2) their attitudes toward green practices and/or environmental concerns, and, 3) "green hotel" visit behaviors. In addition, the study will clarify how these variables relate to each other. The findings of this study will further our understanding of what drives green hotel visit behaviors and will provide insights for public policymakers and industry marketers.

• Hwankyungkyoyuk
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.70-81
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• 2010

The present study aimed to understand high school students' environmental literacy for water and their attitudes toward environment. This study was conducted during the spring of the 2010 academic year with the participation of 123 students from a public international high school located in Seoul. The Environmental Science Literacy for Water test and the Revised New Ecological Paradigm scale were administered, and the data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and content analysis. The high school students in this study put strong emphasis on encouraging others to conserve water resources. This belief, however, was not aligned with self-recognition of their own roles in water supply shortages and other problematic water-use behavior. They also had difficulties in understanding the invisible part of matter transformations in water systems. Nevertheless, they showed favorable attitudes toward environmental conservation. In conclusion, the researchers suggest recognizing our own water problems and narrowing the gap between environmental and scientific knowledge of water and actual attitudes about the environment through curricular incorporation of interdisciplinary environmental science literacy into school science.

• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.84 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 1995

This study investigates the collective aspects of hunting motivation and hunters' attitude toward natural environment. Data were collected from three different types of respondents : 148 hunters who purchased hunting license between November 1992 and March 1993 in Cholla Province. 120 university students and 260 Suwon residents. The 26 items out of 90 items were selected to develop an attitude scale toward natural environment. Results of ANOVA revealed that there were significant differences among five groups(hunters, urban residents and students from 3 major fields) in terms of their attitude values. Hunters' attitude value toward natural environment was the highest among five different types of respondents. Two major motives for hunting participation are 'exercise' and 'like out-of-doors'. Factor analysis presents eight motivational dimensions underlying hunter's involvement in the activities: 1)stewardship, 2)social contact, 3)show-off, 4)sportsmanship, 5)like to kill, 6)recreation/relax, 7)economic gain, and 8)being alone. The correlation between the motivational factor of 'economic gain' and the attitudinal item of 'relationship between man and nature' was negative(r=-0.28). There is a positive correlation(r=0.24) between the motivation of 'being alone' and the attitude of 'needs for natural environment'. These relationships indicate that individual's attitude value decreases when one perceives nature as economic goods, while it increases when one visits nature to relieve stress and to develop self-esteem.