Investigating Omani in-service science teachers' perception of climate change, climate change anxiety level and its relationship with their teaching practices

الملخص EN

This study examines 450 Omani in-service science teachers' (ISSTs) perceptions and anxiety about climate change and its corresponding impact on their teaching practices.

an online questionnaire was applied to the Omani ISSTs.

It consisted of 31 questions pertaining to six domains: perception of climate change, reported level of climate anxiety, level of stress caused by climate change, the impact of climate anxiety on cognitive functioning, the impact of climate anxiety on physiological function, and teaching practices pertaining to climate change.

descriptive and ANOVA statistical analyses showed that Omani ISSTs' perception of climate change was affected by their science specialization but not their gender.

the findings suggest that the Omani ISSTs had a high level of anxiety about climate change.

Their teaching practices pertaining to climate change are significantly negative related to both their perception and level of climate change anxiety.