ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS, AND A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

The purpose of this study is to determine environmental literacy of pre-service teachers in 4 public universities in Ankara, to examine the relationships among the sub-dimensions of environmental literacy, and to investigate the effect of gender on these sub-dimensions. "Environmental Literacy Questionnaire" was administered in Education Faculties at 2007-2008 spring semester. The data were evaluated in 4 dimensions, as environmental knowledge, environmental attitudes, environmental uses, and environmental concerns. The results of descriptive statistics showed that environmental knowledge scores of the pre-service teachers were unacceptable. However, the responses showed that the participants had an ecocentric point of view and favorable environmental awareness. The results are promising to lead the studies related to environmental education at teacher education programs.