Palavras-chave
environmental education perception
environmental sustainability
sustainable environmental education
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Resumo
Global environmental deterioration has been a subject at the forefront of human development and sustainability. Efforts have been constantly made with regard to global environmental and ecological sustainability, and one of such significant dimensions of these efforts is the use of environmental education. Environmental education is a process of creating awareness and equipping individuals with the necessary knowledge of sustaining the environment. This research has been carried out to investigate the perceptions of university lecturers on sustainable environmental education. The study was designed to survey university lecturers in North Cyprus using qualitative scientific methods. The study focused on evaluating the perceptions of lecturers with regard to their background, perceived meaning, perceived impact, and perceived ways to improve sustainable environmental education. The research has shown that the majority of lecturers in North Cyprus have an adequate understanding of what sustainable environment education is, and they also perceive the process is impactful in ensuring global environmental sustainability. The paper here reports and presents comprehensively the implemented scientific methods in the research, the findings of the research, and adequate recommendations are given.
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