Conference paper

Appeared in: Proceedings of the 3. Conference of European Researchers in Didactic of Biology

Editor list: García-Rodeja Gayoso, I; Harms, U; Díaz de Bustamante, J

Publication year: 2001

Pages: 375-389

Conference: 3. Conference of European Researchers in Didactic of Biology

Title of series: Cursos y congresos de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Number in series: 130

Abstract: 

The presented study has three main goals: 1. To find indications for reasons which hinder or foster the use of practical work and excursions in environmental education. 2. To test the applicability and power of a well established social psychological theory in our research field. 3. To compare results from two different countries. As theoretical background we use Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. This theory postulates that the more favorable the attitude and the subjective norm, and the greater the perceived behavioral control (PCB), the stronger the person's intention to perform the behavior in question should be. The variables of the Theory of Planned Behavior were measured via a standardized questionnaire. 180 questionnaires were filled out by Turkish teachers (Ankara), and 107 by German teachers (Hesse). For the empirical test the structural equation approach (AMOS) was used. Our results confirm the utility of using the Theory of Planned Behavior for explaining the teachers' intention to use different methods in environmental education.

Harvard Citation style: Erten, S., Graf, D. and Klee, R. (2001) Determinants for Practising Educational Methods in Environmental Education : a Comparison between Turkish and German Teachers Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, in García-Rodeja Gayoso, I., Harms, U. and Díaz de Bustamante, J. (eds.) Proceedings of the 3. Conference of European Researchers in Didactic of Biology. Santiago de Compostela: Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico. pp. 375-389

APA Citation style: Erten, S., Graf, D., & Klee, R. (2001). Determinants for Practising Educational Methods in Environmental Education : a Comparison between Turkish and German Teachers Using the Theory of Planned Behavior. In García-Rodeja Gayoso, I., Harms, U., & Díaz de Bustamante, J. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3. Conference of European Researchers in Didactic of Biology. (pp. 375-389). Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Servicio de Publicacións e Intercambio Científico.