EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS' SELF-REPORTED ENERGY CONSERVATION BEHAVIORS AMONG ECO AND NON-ECO PRESCHOOLS

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This study sought to compare the energy conservation behaviors of early childhood teachers across eco and non-eco preschools along with the possible predictors of energy conservation behaviors. The data was collected from 270 early childhood education teachers working in public eco and non-eco preschools in İstanbul and Antalya through Demographic Information Form, the Energy Conservation Behavior Scale, and the New Environmental Behavior Scale. The validity and reliability of the instruments were satisfied based on the EFA and CFA results. The results showed that, regardless of the school type, early childhood teachers had highly positive environmental attitudes and were highly active in energy conservation. However, teachers scored average on the “Human Rules” dimension of the NEP Scale, revealing that early childhood education teachers consider humans superior to nature. Multiple linear regression was conducted to examine the power of predictor variables on the energy conservation behaviors of teachers. The “Growth Limits” dimension of the NEP significantly contributed to explaining the energy conservation of teachers' behaviors in both school types. However, childhood household type made a statistically significant contribution to the energy conservation behaviors of teachers in eco preschools but not in non-eco schools. Other Significant Life Experiences variables (Childhood location and NGO membership) and pre-service or in-service EE and/or ESD course experiences didn’t have statistically significant exploratory power in the energy conservation behaviors of teachers.

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Sustainable Development, Education for Sustainable Development, Energy Conservation Behaviors, Environmental Attitudes, Early Childhood Education Teachers, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma, Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma için Eğitim, Enerji Tasarrufu Davranışları, Çevre Tutumları, Okul Öncesi Öğretmenleri

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E. Düzgün, “EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TEACHERS’ SELF-REPORTED ENERGY CONSERVATION BEHAVIORS AMONG ECO AND NON-ECO PRESCHOOLS,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2022.