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Perceptions and Attitudes of Students of Teacher-training towards Environment and Sustainability

Pilar Aznar-minguetM. Pilar Martínez-agutAlbert PiñeroM.angeles Ull

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Early childhood educationEducation for SustainabilityActivities of daily livingHigher educationbusiness.industryPrimary educationQuestionnaireHigher EducationEnvironmental educationEnvironmental EducationSustainabilityMathematics educationGeneral Materials SciencebusinessPsychologyCurriculum

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Abstract This paper report on a questionnaire survey at three Universities of the Comunidad Valenciana,Spain, on the current baseline situation in order to introduce sustainability across university's curricula. The objective data enabled us to know the situation of students in relation to introduce sustainability in both Early Childhood Education Teacher Degree and Primary Education Teacher Degree. A total of 922 students answered the survey. A majority of respondents were not aware of the impact of their daily activities on the environment. With regard to the introduction of sustainability in teaching, the majority of students said that it is an appropriate measure.

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2014-05-01Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.04.147