期刊名称：International Journal of Environmental and Science Education
电子版ISSN：1306-3065
出版年度：2011
卷号：6
期号：1
页码：79-98
出版社：IJESE
摘要：The purpose of this study was to investigate what Greek secondary school students (grades 8 and 11) believe about the greenhouse effect and climate change. A total of 626 students completed a closed-form questionnaire consisting of statements regarding the causes, im-pacts and solutions for this global environmental issue. The possible influence of three fac-tors – i.e. educational level, gender and previous participation in Environmental Education extracurricular programs – on students‟ ideas was examined. The results suggest that ele-venth graders were much better informed than eighth graders although some of the miscon-ceptions reported in the literature (such as the cause-effect relationship between the green-house effect and ozone layer depletion) persist, irrespective of educational level. Students have fairly clear ideas of impacts while they seem to be somewhat confused about solutions and especially causes. Among the possible explanations of these trends, the logical se-quence of physical consequences and students‟ difficulty in recognizing causes that pre-sume specific scientific knowledge are emphasized. In addition, the role of information sources, especially television which emerged as the dominant source, is discussed. Finally participation in Environmental Education programs appears to be a critical factor since it has clearly influenced students‟ ideas in a positive way.
关键词：climate change; greenhouse effect; environmental education; Greece;secondary school students‟ ideas
