Understanding of the ecological footprint to primary undergraduate teachers

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Published: Sep 16, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/codiste.6934
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Ecological Footprint Educational Materials Undergraduate teachers
Ermioni Maleganea
Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Makedonia
Alexandros Amprazis
Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Makedonia
Nikolaos Galanis
Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Penelope Papadopoulou
Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Western Makedonia
Georgios Panaras
University of Western Macedonia
Georgios Malandrakis
Department of Primary Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Abstract

The goal of this research was to explore undergraduate primary school teachers’ understanding regarding the Ecological Footprint (EF) and how it can be improved after a teaching intervention with the use of specially developed educational material in a paper and electronic format. Participants were 110 undergraduate students from Departments of Primary and Preschool Education from the Universities of Western Macedonia, Democritus, and Ioannina. Teaching took place during the spring semester of 2022 and the data collection tool was a closed-ended questionnaire comprised of 16 questions. Results are encouraging as, after teaching, a significant improvement in students’ understanding on various topics of EF, was recorded.

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