SEEU Review vol. 5 Nr. 2 (pdf) - South East European University

SEEU Review Volume 5, No. 2, 2009
Students level of environmental
education in Macedonian high schools
Murtezan Ismaili, PhD 1
Director of Institute of Environment and Health, and prorector of SEEU-Tetovo,
The Republic of Macedonia, murtezan.ismaili@seeu.edu.mk
Alajdin Abazi, PhD 2
Academic; Rector of SEEU - Tetovo, The Republic of Macedonia, .
a.abazi@seeu.edu.mkAbstract
Mile Srbinovski, PhD 3
Assistant Professor at The Institute of Environment and Health, SEEU - Tetovo,
The Republic of Macedonia. m.srbinovski@seeu.edu.mk
Abstract
In this research an attempt is made (i) to assess the students level of
environmental education in the Republic of Macedonia and (ii) to make an
analytical and critical review of environmental education (henceforth EE.)
We have investigated the level of students EE through attitudes toward
environment, environmental knowledge, feelings, and willingness to actively
participate in the protection of the environment. In accordance to the
objectives we applied the following instruments: Test of environmental
knowledge (TEK–1), Scale of values of environmental orientation (SV–2),
Scale of satisfaction (SS–3), Scale of activity (SA–4), Questionnaire for
students (QP-5) and Questionnaire for teachers/professors (PT/P-6). In this
investigation more than 450 students from 8 secondary schools in The
Republic of Macedonia were included.
Results showed that there is an unequal distribution of the
aforementioned elements of environmental education. Many factors
determine this situation, e.g. the lack of a national EE strategy, traditional
teaching methods, poverty etc. We must look at the students EE achievement
in the context of the overall social-economic conditions in which we carry
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