Climate Change, Education and Biology Teacher Candidates

Abstract

Today, young people's environmental attitudes are seen as particularly important in solving environmental problems. Therefore, it is necessary to accept that effective environmental education is important for school-age children. A sustainable life cycle is only possible if individuals adopt a lifestyle that is respectful and tolerant to the environment, based on ecological balance. For this reason, sustainable lifestyles must be in a way that does not harm the living conditions of underdeveloped societies and other living creatures in nature. However, although environmental problems are well known by society in these societies, there are always fundamental differences between scientific environmental values and environmental values adopted by society.

For this reason, it is possible to say that the training and achievements of Biology teachers, who are the essential elements of biology and environmental education in high schools, are important in teaching students’ awareness, attitudes and behaviors towards environmental problems. In this study, it has been discussed how to make prospective biology teachers more sensitive to the environment, global warming and climate change. how the basic Biology knowledge and environmental attitudes of teacher candidates can be made more useful to high school students.

Based on this study, it is possible to say that prospective biology teachers are generally aware of the relationship between environmental changes and climate change. However, in the education of Biology teachers, discussing how the environment, global warming, greenhouse gas effects and the resulting gradual climate changes can be minimized by providing education to local schools is becoming increasingly important in biology education.

Key words: Climate change, education, biology, teacher candidates

DOI: 10.7176/ADS/112-03

Publication date: April 30th 2025