A Modeling Study on Science Teachers’ Sustainable Development Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices

Savas Pamuk (), Rıdvan Elmas and Yakup Saban
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Savas Pamuk: Department of Primary Education, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
Rıdvan Elmas: Department of Science Education, Afyon Kocatepe University, 03204 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Yakup Saban: Department of Science Education, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, 03030 Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-14

Abstract: This study investigates possible predictors of science teachers’ education for sustainable development (ESD) practices by controlling their significant life experiences (SLE), knowledge and attitudes about sustainable development (SD), and schools’ environment. Fifty schools and 376 teachers participated in the study. A survey was conducted investigating teachers’ demographic information and their knowledge and attitude about SD and ESD practices. Their schools were examined as ESD facilitators. Teachers’ SLE was a significant predictor of their knowledge and attitude about SD and their ESD practices. Besides, teachers’ knowledge about SD predicted their attitude towards SD. Their attitude towards SD and SLE predicted their ESD practices. Also, schools’ physical environment was not a significant predictor of any teacher-related variables.

Keywords: sustainable development; education for sustainable development; significant life experiences; science teachers; teachers’ practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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