Abstract
In this century knowledge about environmental issues and particularly climate change observed in recent years on this planet is considered essential, even from an early age. Students of primary education, have a view on various climatic phenomena. This present study attempts to investigate whether the young students know the greenhouse effect and various other environmental problems, and their impacts on the human life. The study refers to a sample of two hundred and fifty sixth grade students (12 years) from two private primary schools in Thessaloniki, who attended the school years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. For our search we used the convenient sampling method and questionnaire. The questionnaire comprises of 10 closed questions related to the perception of the students for the greenhouse effect and its mechanism of formation, the human interference to the phenomenon and the effects of global warming. The treatment was performed using the method of descriptive statistics and the use of tables of correlation between the questions. The results suggest that students have a view on global warming, long before contact with the phenomenon through the school process, and its operation which is very different from the actual picture of the phenomenon. Besides the greenhouse effect, there are investigated the perceptions of students on various environmental phenomena, the consequences of global warming, and the human actions to reduce the problems of climate change. Finally, it takes place an attempt to determine the degree of correlation between different environmental problems among the young students.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | Greece – Thessaloniki: 1ο Convention of Teaching of natural sciences and new technologies in the 21st century - Duration: 1 Jan 1824 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Greece – Thessaloniki: 1ο Convention of Teaching of natural sciences and new technologies in the 21st century |
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| Period | 1/01/24 → … |