Preservice Science Teachers’ Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors

Abstract

     This study investigated the level of environmental attitude and behavior of 147 preservice science teachers in Kasetsart University and examined the relationship between these variables. The respondents were 89.09 percent of the population of 165 preservice science teachers. The data were collected via questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire in the attitude part was .84 and in the behavioral part was .87. Findings indicated that although the majority of preservice teachers had a moderate level of environmental behavior, their overall environmental attitudes were high. The research found that the attitude of preservice teachers was positively related to their behavior. However, their relationships were at a moderate level. The researcher discussed the influence of factors on their environmental behavior, and the implications of the findings for environmental education in teacher preparation programs.