Social Studies Pre-service Teachers' Awareness of Solid Waste and Recycling

The purpose of this study is to determine the social studies pre-service teachers' awareness of solid waste and recycling. A form, including 7 open-ended questions, was prepared by the researcher for this purpose in order to present pre-service teachers' awareness of solid waste and recycling. The research was conducted within qualitative perspective as a special case study. Data for the study were collected from 165 pre-service teachers who attend classes in 1(st), 2(nd), 3(rd), and 4(th) year at Social Studies Department, College of Education, Kastamonu University. The research concluded that social studies pre-service teachers have low levels of knowledge and awareness of solid waste and recycling. (C) 2013 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.