Ecological Teaching Knowledge Among Scholar Educators Registered in the Professional Diploma Program (PPTD) in Teaching Program

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to assess the environmental education awareness among students enrolled in the Postgraduate Professional Diploma (PPTD) teaching program at Al Ain University in the United Arab Emirates. This investigation employed a cross-sectional research design, incorporating a sample of 209 male and female scholar-educators. An analytical descriptive approach was utilized for data analysis, with research instruments including an Environmental Education Scale administered during the second semester of the 2022-2023 academic year. The findings indicate that there was no statistically significant relationship between teaching experience, educational background, and the level of ecological consciousness exhibited by scholar-educators in the Professional Diploma program. These results are instrumental in developing strategies to integrate environmental education into future teacher training programs. Additionally, the study emphasizes that communal and advanced teaching institutions have a more pronounced impact on students’ ecological teaching knowledge compared to private schools