Serbian School System as a Barrier to the Development of Environmental Awareness

• Authors: Milutin Maravić , Sonja Ivković , Jasna Adamov , Mirjana Segedinac

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the research was developed in need to determine the level of environmental content (Environmental protection issues) in the didactic material of primary and secondary schools in the Republic of Serbia, as an important factor of the development of students’ environmental awareness. Mixed content analysis was used for the purpose of this study. This analysis included techniques for data collection. All textbooks and workbooks for primary and secondary school were used. The research showed that there is no equal distribution of questions about environmental protection within curricula and programs by classes and levels of education. Basically, didactic material includes about 5.4% of the content related to protection and preservation of the environment, which can influence the development of students’ environmental awareness.

Keywords

EN

didactic material; environmental education; environmental awareness; primary and secondary school; presence of environmental content

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
• Journal: The New Educational Review
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 36
• Pages: 229-239

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Milutin Maravić

• University of Novi Sad

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Sonja Ivković

• University of Novi Sad

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Jasna Adamov

• University of Novi Sad

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Mirjana Segedinac

• University of Novi Sad

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15804/tner.14.36.2.18

Biblioteka Nauki

2031688