Environmental Attitudes in Trainee Teachers in Primary Education. The Future of Biodiversity Preservation and Environmental Pollution

Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz, Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena, María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche, Juan-Manuel Trujillo-Torres and José-María Romero-Rodríguez
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Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
Juan-Manuel Trujillo-Torres: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain
José-María Romero-Rodríguez: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 3, 1-11

Abstract: The environmental challenges of the twenty-first century are a consequence of the impact that human beings have on nature. Because of this, environmental attitudes are paramount in establishing effective measures regarding both biodiversity preservation and environmental pollution. Therefore, the main goal of this paper has been evaluating the environmental attitudes of future primary education teachers, considering their responsibility for teaching the new generations of citizens. A quantitative methodology has been applied to describe the reality observed. The data collection instrument used was the scale of environmental attitudes towards specific problems; this scale was applied to a sample of 307 students of the degree in Primary Education at the University of Granada. More specifically, the subscales corresponding to pollution, biodiversity, natural spaces and recycling were analysed. Results reveal a high level of environmental attitudes in future primary education teachers; moreover, there is a positive interdependence among the different subscales. Finally, it is of great importance to evaluate the environmental attitudes of future primary education teachers, given that the future of biodiversity preservation and environmental pollution are in the hands of new generations.

Keywords: environmental attitudes; environmental education; primary education; biodiversity conservation; environmental pollution; teaching; Spain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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