Hamide ERTEPINAR, Gaye TUNCER, Ceren TEKKAYA, Semra SUNGUR

The Effects of Region and Gender on Students' Attitudes towards Environment

Bu çalışmanın amacı, cinsiyet ve kırsal – kentsel kesim farklılıklarının 6. sınıf öğrencilerinin çevreye yönelik tutumlarını nasıl etkilediğini incelemektir. Çalışmada 65 kız, 70 erkek olmak üzere, 135 öğrenci yer almıştır. Öğrencilerin çevreye yönelik tutumlarının ölçülmesi amacı ile 45 soru ve dört boyuttan oluşan Likert türü bir ölçek kullanılmıştır. Söz konusu boyutlar, çevresel sorunlarla ilgili tutum, sorunların çözümü ile ilgili tutum, kişisel sorumluluklarla ilgili tutum ve ulusal çevre sorunları ile ilgili tutumdur. MANOVA sonuçları, bölgesel farklılıkların 4 boyut üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi olduğunu göstermiştir. ANOVA sonucunda, kentsel alanlarda yaşayan öğrencilerin tutumlarının daha olumlu olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Bununla birlikte, cinsiyet farkının öğrencilerin çevresel tutumları üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi gözlenmemiştir.

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