| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立高雄師範大學 === 工業科技教育學系 === 92 === The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental attitudes of junior high school students in Kaohsiung. Based on the results of the study, it was hoped to offer suggestions on improving environmental education for junior high schools in Kaohsiung. In order to answer the research questions, a stratified random sampling procedure was conducted to select 899 students among three grades students of junior high schools in Kaohsiung. The instruments of the study consisted of four parts, which were ecological balance, natural resource, environmental pollution, and environmental ethics. The statistical approaches adapted for data analysis utilized t-test or one-way ANOVA. The major conclusions of the study were shown as followings:
1.Females’ environmental attitudes are more positive than males’ general environmental attitude, ecological balance, natural resource, environmental pollution, and environmental ethics.
2.The attitudes of the second-grade students in “general environment” and “environmental ethics” are more positive than the first-grade ones. In the attitudes of ecological balance, the third-grade students are more positive than the first-grade ones.Tn the attitudes of natural resources, the second-grade students are more positive than not only first-grade but also the third-grade ones. There was no significant difference in the attitudes of environment pollution.
3. There are no significant difference between the students in Kaohsiung County and Kaohsiung city about general environmental attitudes, ecological balance attitudes, natural resource attitudes, environmental pollution attitudes, and environmental ethics attitudes.
Based on the findings, this study offers suggestions on improving environmental education of junior high school in Kaohsiung.
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