Facing Economic Gap: Assessing the Multidimensional Sustainability Awareness of Pre-Service Science Teachers.

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Title: Facing Economic Gap: Assessing the Multidimensional Sustainability Awareness of Pre-Service Science Teachers.
Authors: Çelikler, Dilek1 (AUTHOR) dilekc@omu.edu.tr, Aksan, Zeynep2 (AUTHOR), Yılmaz, Ayhan3 (AUTHOR)
Source: Discourse & Communication for Sustainable Education. Jun2026, Vol. 17 Issue 1, p155-170. 16p.
Subject Terms: *Science teachers, *Science education, Sustainable development, Awareness, Cross-sectional method, Sustainability
Abstract: This study aims to determine the levels of awareness among pre-service science teachers regarding sustainable development. This exploratory study employed a descriptive survey model, with a total of 41 volunteer pre-service teachers in their fourth year of the Science Teaching program at a state university in the Black Sea Region of Türkiye forming the study group. The "Sustainable Development Awareness Scale," a 37-item 5-point Likert-type scale developed by Atmaca et al. (2019), was used as the data collection tool. In the study, the responses of the pre-service teachers to the scale items were analyzed in terms of percentage (%) and frequency (f), and descriptive statistics were used to determine their awareness levels regarding sustainable development. The study's results revealed that pre-service science teachers scored above the average on both the overall scale and its factors. Additionally, it was found that the pre-service teachers' highest average scores were in the "society" factor, while their lowest scores were in the "economy" factor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: This study aims to determine the levels of awareness among pre-service science teachers regarding sustainable development. This exploratory study employed a descriptive survey model, with a total of 41 volunteer pre-service teachers in their fourth year of the Science Teaching program at a state university in the Black Sea Region of Türkiye forming the study group. The "Sustainable Development Awareness Scale," a 37-item 5-point Likert-type scale developed by Atmaca et al. (2019), was used as the data collection tool. In the study, the responses of the pre-service teachers to the scale items were analyzed in terms of percentage (%) and frequency (f), and descriptive statistics were used to determine their awareness levels regarding sustainable development. The study's results revealed that pre-service science teachers scored above the average on both the overall scale and its factors. Additionally, it was found that the pre-service teachers' highest average scores were in the "society" factor, while their lowest scores were in the "economy" factor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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