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

SEEU Review Volume 5, No. 2, 2009
With regard to the specifics of EE and in accordance with the objectives
and tasks of the research, several methods were applied (empirical- nonexperimental,
method of theoretical analysis, synthesis etc.), procedures
(work on documentation, survey, testing etc.), approaches (transverse and
longitudinal), instruments (survey, tests etc.) and statistical procedures
(arithmetic mean, coefficient of correlation, standard deviation etc.).
Results and discussions
The area of EE is complex and encompasses several sectors. One of these
sectors is EE that is realized within the framework of educational institutions
such as schools, universities etc. EE is a process that aims for the
improvement of environmental knowledge as well awareness raising in
students about the environment and challenges that are connected with it.
Additionally, this process entails the development of necessary skills and
expertise in order to deal with these challenges, development of attitudes,
motivation and obligation for decision making based on knowledge and
information and undertaking responsible action. (National Environmental
Education Advisory Council, U.S. Environmental protection Agency, 1996).
Srbinovski M. (2005) after the analysis of the most significant
documents in which this concept is being defined imposed the following
definition of the concept EE: “ecological education is developmental process
of active learning in which individuals and groups acquire necessary
knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills for decisive, motivating,
responsible and above all common action in direction of accomplishment
and maintaining of dynamic equilibrium in the environment”.
From the definition we can note that basic pillars of ecological education
are knowledge, attitudes, skills and practical activities. Therefore,
environmental education of students was done through several parameters:
knowledge, attitudes, emotions and readiness for practical action of
respondents in the conditions when their environment is endangered. We
will give a review of the gathered results for every tested variable.
On the following figure the percentage of the correct answers of the last
research for every question from the test of knowledge is presented:
129