Abstract
The biodiversity conservation concept is essential for literacy levels, as it provides the primary value of ecosystem life support, renewable resources, and ecological services. This research assesses the biological diversity literacy levels among students and teachers in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The research used the purposive sampling technique to select 515 students and 45 teachers from six (6) of the 46 public Colleges of Education in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Results showed that both students and tutors lacked adequate environmental awareness. Teacher trainees are expected to have adequate knowledge of responsible environmental behavior to influence their future students, as the training of teachers plays an important role in imparting the theme of Education for Sustainable Development. Results from the linear probability model indicate that being a female increases the probability of having perceived environmental knowledge by 10 percentage points, controlling other demographic characteristics. Also, being educated increases the probability of having perceived environmental knowledge by 5 percentage points, controlling other factors. Age was found to be significant at a 1% significant level. This research suggests policy recommendations for Ghana's Colleges of Education to develop and manage limited natural resources to promote environmental sensitivity, produce an in-depth knowledge of issues, teach students how to analyze and investigate issues, use citizenship to solve problems, and raise students' expectations of rewards for acting responsibly.
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Mabel Sarpong-Kusi, Sophia University, Japan
John Joseph Puthekalam, Sophia University, Japan
Kwaku Adu, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ghana
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Conference: IICE2024
Stream: Educational Research
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Sarpong-Kusi M., Puthekalam J., & Adu K. (2024) Assessing Biological Diversity Literacy Levels Among Students and Teachers at Teacher Training Colleges in the Eastern Region of Ghana ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2024 Official Conference Proceedings https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.20
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2024.20
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