What are the most important environmental problems according to the pre-service science teachers?

Abstract

This study aims to determine the obtained information sources about environmental problems of the pre-service primary science teachers who are responsible from science and technology lesson and their perceptions of the most important environmental problems in city where they live, in Turkiye and in the world. In order to perform this purpose, interview form which consists of the multiple choice and the closed-ended questions was prepared by researchers and administered to the fourth-year pre-service science teachers who are studying at Mu la University. These results will be interpreted and recommendations for environmental education will be presented. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.