What Is That Thing Called Climate Change? an Investigation Into the Understanding of Climate Change by Seventh-Grade Students
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Date
2014
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Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Green Open Access
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Abstract
This paper presents findings from research on students' general environmental concerns, experiences, beliefs, attitudes, worldviews, values, and actions relating to climate change. Data was gathered from a sample of 646 seventh-grade students. The findings indicate that students identify climate change as a consequence of modern life. They consider the issue personally important but they also state that there is nothing they can do about the issue. Since they identify their primary sources of information as media and education, climate change should be addressed in national curricula as well as on media to provide an accurate understanding and awareness.
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ÖZDEM YILMAZ, YASEMİN/0000-0002-7688-1268;
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Keywords
climate change, environmental concerns, perceptions, seventh-grade students
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Fields of Science
05 social sciences, 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences, 0503 education
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60
Source
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Volume
23
Issue
4
Start Page
294
End Page
313
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52
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15.69853026
Sustainable Development Goals
3
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

6
CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION

7
AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY

13
CLIMATE ACTION


