The promotion of science and social-studies teachers’ cognitive structures regarding zero-waste management
International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, cilt.35, sa.1, ss.87-106, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/10382046.2024.2404289
- Dergi Adı: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Environment Index, ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Geobase, Public Affairs Index, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Education Source Ultimate (EBSCO)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.87-106
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cognitive structure, sustainable development, teacher training, waste education, word association test, zero-waste management
- Kırklareli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The presented study aimed to examine improvement of teachers’ cognitive structures regarding zero-waste management. Nine social-studies teachers and eleven science teachers, working in primary and secondary public schools, participated in this study. They received a total of 10 wk’ training on zero-waste management through distance learning and conducting their zero-waste projects. During this training, teachers learned the fundamentals of zero-waste management and developed and carried out projects/activities relating to zero-waste management. To determine the effectiveness of the zero-waste instruction on teachers’ cognitive structures, the Zero-Waste Word Association Test, developed by the researchers, was used before and after the instruction. Data were analysed using the cut-off point technique. The results indicated that teachers had more and different valid related words for the stimulus words about zero-waste management, and more connections were also established between stimulus words and related words in the post-test. Based on the results, some suggestions are also presented.