@misc{10481/54844,
year = {2019},
month = {1},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/54844},
abstract = {The environmental challenges of the twenty-first century are a consequence of the impact
that human beings have on nature. Because of this, environmental attitudes are paramount in
establishing effective measures regarding both biodiversity preservation and environmental pollution.
Therefore, the main goal of this paper has been evaluating the environmental attitudes of future
primary education teachers, considering their responsibility for teaching the new generations of
citizens. A quantitative methodology has been applied to describe the reality observed. The data
collection instrument used was the scale of environmental attitudes towards specific problems; this
scale was applied to a sample of 307 students of the degree in Primary Education at the University of
Granada. More specifically, the subscales corresponding to pollution, biodiversity, natural spaces
and recycling were analysed. Results reveal a high level of environmental attitudes in future primary
education teachers; moreover, there is a positive interdependence among the different subscales.
Finally, it is of great importance to evaluate the environmental attitudes of future primary education
teachers, given that the future of biodiversity preservation and environmental pollution are in the
hands of new generations.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Environmental attitudes},
keywords = {Environmental education},
keywords = {Primary education},
keywords = {Biodiversity conservation},
keywords = {Environmental pollution},
keywords = {Teaching},
keywords = {Spain},
title = {Environmental Attitudes in Trainee Teachers in Primary Education. The Future of Biodiversity Preservation and Environmental Pollution},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph16030362},
author = {Aznar-Díaz, Inmaculada and Hinojo Lucena, Francisco Javier and Cáceres Reche, María Del Pilar and Trujillo Torres, Juan Manuel and Romero Rodríguez, José María},
}