What is that thing called climate change? An investigation into the understanding of climate change by seventh-grade students

Yasemin Özdem; Burҫkin Dal; Nilay Öztürk; Duygu Sönmez; Umut Alper

doi:10.1080/10382046.2014.946323

What is that thing called climate change? An investigation into the understanding of climate change by seventh-grade students

Yasemin Özdem
, Burҫkin Dal
, Nilay Öztürk
, Duygu Sönmez
, Umut Alper

Department of Sociology

Middle East Technical University
Hacettepe University
Atilim University

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	294-313
Number of pages	20
Journal	International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Volume	23
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10382046.2014.946323
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2014

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Funding

The research reported in this manuscript was supported by the Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (MEUP), “The Impacts of Climate Change and Raising Awareness about Adapting the Climate Change” project.

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Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning

UN SDGs

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SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Climate change
Environmental concerns
Perceptions
Seventh-grade students

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