초등학생과 초등예비교사의 생태 인식 비교 연구

Abstract

Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the ecological worldview of elementary school students, who are the future society’s main pillars, along with pre-service elementary teachers who will educate them. For this study, a questionnaire that has been verified by many people and is widely used was used.
 Methods The subjects of this study were 352 elementary school students and 92 pre-service elementary teachers. To elementary school students, the questionnaire ‘NEP Scale for Elementary School Students in Korea’ was printed and distributed. In addition, ‘The New Ecological Paradigm Scale’ was distributed online to pre-service elementary teachers. A total 336 questionnaires for elementary school students and 92 questionnaires for pre-service elementary teachers were collected. The data was analyzed using the SPSS statistical program.
 Results The results of this study are as follows. First, there was no statistically significant difference in the average values of the ecological worldview of elementary school students and pre-service elementary teachers. However, the average value of elementary school students in two sub-factors was higher than the average value of pre-service teachers. Second, as a result of analyzing the ecological worldview by background variables of elementary school students, there was no significant difference in average values according to grade level. However, the average values of some of the sub-factors showed significant differences according to gender. Third, as a result of analyzing the ecological worldview by background variables of pre-service elementary teachers, there was no significant difference in average values according to grade level. But there was a significant difference in the overall average value of ecological worldview and some of its sub-factors according to gender.
 Conclusions The conclusions of this study are as follows. First, an individual's ecological beliefs may be independent of age. Therefore, instructors should consider these characteristics when designing education related to ecological worldview. Second, children and adults may have different processes for constructing an ecological worldview. Thus, pre-service teachers and teachers must understand children’s ecological worldview. Third, the ecological worldview of elementary school students and pre-service teachers differ according to gender. Therefore, efforts are needed to clarify the cause from various aspects.