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A study about the interest level of preschool teacher candidates in environmental problems according to certain variablesOkul öncesi ögretmen adaylarinin çevre sorunlarina olan ilgi düzeylerinin bazi degiskenlere göre incelenmesi

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The aim of this study is to identify the interest level of the preschool teacher candidates in the environment and to see if this interest is changing considering some variables. The sampling for this study constitutes of 108 preschool teacher candidates, who are studying in Selçuk University Ahmet Kelesoglu Faculty of Education-Primary Instruction-Preschool Education. Quantitative research techniques were preferred and the study is based on Scanning Model in order to introduce current situation. The scale for the interest of teacher candidates in environment was used which was developed by Alim (2007). As a result of the study it came out that the level of interest of teacher candidates in environment differs meaningfully according to the independent variables: gender and participation in the activity about environment or nature. On the other hand, there aren’t any meaningful differences according to: the class they are studying in, type of high school, location where they spent their childhood and structure of this location, taking a course during his/her education about environment or nature. ÖzetBu çalismanin amaci, okul öncesi ögretmen adaylarinin çevreye olan ilgi düzeylerinin saptanmasi ve ögretmen adaylarinin bazi degiskenlerine göre çevreye olan ilgilerinin farklilasip farklilasmadiginin belirlenmesidir. Çalismanin örneklemini, Selçuk Üniversitesi Ahmet Kelesoglu Egitim Fakültesi Ilkögretim Bölümü Okul Öncesi Egitimi Anabilim Dalinda ögrenimlerini sürdürmekte olan 108 okul öncesi ögretmen adayi olusturmaktadir. Çalismamizda nicel arastirma yöntemi tercih edilmis olup, mevcut durumu ortaya çikarmak amaciyla tarama modeli temel alinmistir. Okul öncesi ögretmen adaylarinin çevreye olan ilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi için Alim (2007) tarafindan gelistirilen Ögretmen Adaylarinin Çevre Sorunlarina Ilgileri Ölçegi kullanilmistir. Arastirma sonucunda ögretmen adaylarinin çevreye olan ilgi düzeylerinin, cinsiyet ve çevre veya doga ile ilgili etkinlige katilma durumu degiskenleri ile anlamli düzeyde farklilastigi, ögretmen adaylarinin sinif, lise türü, çocuklugunu geçirdigi yerlesim yeri ve yapi türü ve ögrenim süreci boyunca çevre veya doga ile ilgili ders alma durumuna göre de anlamli farklilasmanin olmadigi sonucuna ulasilmistir.

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