A Program in Environmental Education Based on Systems Thinking Approach for Developing Habits of Thinking and Environmental Responsibility for Secondary Stage Students

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1 Professor of Environmental Education - Institute of Environmental Studies and Research - Ain Shams University

2 Lecturer of Educational Psychology - College of Education - Ain Shams University

3 PhD Researcher - Institute for Environmental Studies and Research

Abstract

The research aimed to develop systems thinking habits and environmental responsibility for secondary school students through A Program of Environmental Education based on Systems thinking approach. Therefore, the researchers developed the Environmental Education Program by reviewing literature, references, journals and scientific and environmental journals. The Program included four topics (ecosystems, climate change, environmental resources and sustainable development, waste management). Research tools were developed, a tool for measuring systems thinking habits, and a tool for measuring environmental responsibility have also been developed. To verify the effectiveness of the program, a group of 30   students were selected randomly from the first grade, the design of single group with the application of research tools were used before and after the study of the program.  After the application of the program, the researchers found that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the research group at the level 0.1 in the pre and post application of the research tools for the post application which indicates the effectiveness of the proposed program.

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