مستوى الوعي البيئي لدى الطلبة المعلمين في جامعة الزرقاء الخاصة و علاقته ببعض المتغيرات

Abstract EN

The purpose of the study is to assess the environmental awareness of student teachers in Zarqa Private University (ZPU).

The relationship between the student teachers' environmental awareness and their gender, level of study, residence, level of family income, number of family members, and a course related to the environment was evaluated with a valid and reliable instrument consist of (30) multiple choice items.

The study was carried out at the ZPU, faculty of educational science on 205 two hundreds and five students- teachers (33%) from Faculty of educational science students enrolled to the second semester 2008/2009.

The results showed that the environmental awareness of the subjects was limited.

The study did not reveal significant difference in environmental awareness attributed to gender, level of study, and a taught course related to the environment, while it reveal significant difference attributed to the residence area (Bedouin and rural), level of family income (high), and to the number of family members (5 and below).

Based on the results of the study, it was recommended that the syllabus of class teacher major must include a course in environmental education taught in faculty of educational science and further studies should be done on the influence of a course in environmental education in environmental awareness.