Znanje osnovnošolcev in srednješolcev o okolju ter njihova stališča do okoljske problematike

Kisovec, Klemen (author), Strgar, Jelka (mentor)

Varstvo in ohranitev okolja je ključno za trajnostni razvoj in kvaliteto življenja ljudi. Izobraževalne ustanove, predvsem šole, so pomembne pri ozaveščanju in razvoju pozitivnih stališč do okolja. V naši raziskavi je sodelovalo 372 učencev in dijakov iz štirih osnovnih in dveh srednjih šol. Z vprašalnikom smo preverili okoljsko znanje učencev, njihova stališča do okolja in ali se vedejo okolju prijazno. Namen je bil preveriti stopnjo znanja o okolju, stališča do okolja, pogostost okolju prijaznega vedenja in morebitne povezave med znanjem, stališči in vedenjem. Ugotovili smo, da učenci in dijaki ne dosegajo zadovoljive stopnje znanja o okolju (60 % pravilnih odgovorov na testu). Navkljub temu pa so imeli srednješolci boljše rezultate na testu znanja kot osnovnošolci. Oboji izkazujejo dokaj pozitivna stališča do okolja, čeprav so srednješolci izkazali bolj pozitivna stališča do okolja kot osnovnošolci. Fantje so izkazali bolj pozitivna stališča do okolja kot dekleta. Večina udeležencev se vede dokaj okolju prijazno, nismo pa zaznali razlik v vedenju po spolu, niti po starosti. Med stopnjo znanja in stališči ni bilo korelacije. Prav tako nismo zaznali povezave med stopnjo znanja in okolju prijaznim vedenjem. Stališča o okolju in okolju prijazno vedenje pa so med seboj v šibki pozitivni korelaciji.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: okoljsko znanje, stališča, osnovnošolci, srednješolci, izobraževanje
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Year: 2020
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-118098
• COBISS.SI-ID: 26205443
• Publication date in RUL: 20.08.2020

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Environmental knowledge of primary and secondary school students and their attitudes toward environmental issues

Abstract

Protection and conservation of the environment is a key to sustainable economical development and quality of life. Educational institutions, especially schools, are important for raising awarness and developing positive attitudes towards environment. 372 students from four primary and two secondary schools participated in our research. Using a questionaire, we checked the level of environmental knowledge of students, their attitudes towards environment, frequency of their environmentally friendly behaviour and possible correlations between knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Results show that students have below satisfactory level of environmental knowledge (60 % on the test). However, secondary school students had better results on the test than primary school students. Both show positive attitudes towards environment, although again, secondary school students showed more positive attitudes than primary school students. Boys showed more positive attitudes towards environment than girls. Most of the participants behave environmentally friendly and we didn't find any differences in behaviour regarding gender or age. There was no correlation between environmental knowledge and attitudes. There was also no correlation between knowledge and environmentally friendly behaviour. However, there was a weak correlation between attitudes towards environment and environmentally friendly behaviour.

• Keywords: environmental knowledge, attitudes, primary and secondary school students, education