Understandings of current environmental issues: Turkish case study in six teacher education colleges

The Impact of Higher Education on Environmental Risk Perceptions

“…Formal educational departments impart only activities to protect the environment to students in the scope of environmental education, but cannot create an environmental consciousness or a higher skill of thinking on such matters as environmental ethics and environmental risks. This need can only be satisfied at the higher education level (Çakır, İrez, & Doğan, 2010). Nevertheless, there is no distinctive curriculum for environmental education at the level of higher education, whereas basic information on the environment is offered under different courses in elementary and secondary school curricula (Çolakoğlu, 2010).…”

“…Academic studies conducted in the field of environmental education in Turkey at the higher education level demonstrated an increase as of the year 2010 (Ateş & Karatepe, 2013;Çakır et al, 2010;Oğuz et al, 2011;Sam et al, 2010;Şahin et al, 2016;Yurtseven et al, 2010). A part of the studies in relevant literature assessed the awareness and sensitivity of higher education students with respect to environmental issues and their environmental attitudes and environmental consciousness (Çabuk & Karacaoğlu, 2003;Erten, 2005;Işıldar, 2008;Oğuz et al, 2011;Öcal, 2013;Selim et al, 2011;Yılmaz & Arslan, 2011), while a lesser number of such studies identified the risk perception in environmental matters (Kahyaoğlu, 2012;Sam et al, 2010;Yurtseven et al, 2010).…”

“…These studies consider environmental education as the one that covers all segments of the society and identify young generation as the HIGHER EDUCATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL RISK PERCEPTIONS 463 most important target group because the young generation is considered as the group that will be influenced most adversely by today's environmental problems and thus requires knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity about environment although they are not liable for such problems. Indeed, current academic findings have indicated that higher education is the level of education where individuals are able to attain environmental consciousness (Çakır et al, 2010;Duan & Fortner, 2010;Işıldar, 2008;Oğuz et al, 2011;Öztaş & Kalipci, 2009;Sadık, & Çakan, 2010;Sam et al, 2010;Şahin, Ünlü, & Ünlü, 2016).…”

Knowledge of Indonesian University Students on the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources

“…During the past fifteen years, several studies investigated the perception, awareness, attitudes, and knowledge of university students regarding environmental problems (e.g., [6,[10][11][12][13][14]). However, there are virtually no studies that investigate the formation of the cognitive skills necessary to meet the challenges of natural resource management cf.…”

The Short Term Effectiveness of an Outdoor Environmental Education on Environmental Awareness and Sensitivity of In-service Teachers

“…There are many international (OECD/ CERI, 2008;Chenoweth, Wehrmeyer, Lipchin, Smith, & Gazit, 2007;Bolstad& Baker, 2004;Rauch, 2002;Rickinson, 2001;Ballantyne, Fien, & Packer, 2001;Palmberg & Kuru, 2000;Breidler, 1999;Eder, 1999;Elliot, 1999;Hart& Nolan, 1999;Bogner, 1998;Bell, Russel, & Plotkin, 1998;Mansaray, Ajiboye, & Audu, 1998;Pfaffenwimmer, 1998;Chen, 1997) and national (Erdoğan & Ok, 2011;Çakır, İrez, & Doğan, 2010;Okur, Yalcin-Ozdilek, & Sahin, 2010;Özbay, 2010;Aktepe& Girgin, 2009;Erdoğan, Marcinkowski, & Ok, 2009;Öztaş & Kalıpçı, 2009;Bozkurt & Kaya, 2008;Kahyaoğlu, Daban, &Yangın, 2008;Kasapoğlu& Turan, 2008;Özden, 2008;Tuncer, 2008;Gökçe, Kaya, Atay, & Özden, 2007;Yalcin & Dogan, 2007;Alp, Ertepınar, Tekkaya, & Yılmaz, 2006;Yalcin-Ozdilek, Kaska, Olgun, & Sonmez, 2006;Erten, 2005;Gökdere, 2005;Tuncer, Ertepınar, Tekkaya, & Sungur, 2005) studies related to environmental education. When we evaluate these international studies, it has realised that some points are common and very remarkable.…”