Assessment of pre-service teachers’ knowledge of the impact of livestock production on global warming: a comparative study between Portugal and Spain |
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| Authors: | António Almeida Beatriz García Fernández Gema Sánchez Emeterio |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Lisbon Higher School of Education, Interdisciplinary Centre of Educational Studies, Lisbon, Portugal;2. Research Centre “Didatics and Technology in Education of Trainers”, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;3. Facultad de Educación de Ciudad Real, Department of Pedagogy (Science Education), Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ronda de Calatrava n° 3, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain;4. Facultad de Educación de Toledo, Department of Geography, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Campus Tecnológico de la Fábrica de Armas. Avda. Carlos III s/n., 45071 Toledo, Spain |
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| Abstract: | In this study we assess how higher education students (pre-service teachers) value and understand the impact of livestock production on global warming. We used a questionnaire with 91 students from a Portuguese institution and 111 from a Spanish one. The students had to mention measures to fight global warming, to explain the relationship between livestock production and global warming and to rank the impact of this cause compared to others. The Portuguese students showed a better understanding of this issue. Even so, the majority of the students do not recognize the high impact of livestock on global warming and consider other causes more relevant. |
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| Keywords: | Pre-service teachers Livestock production Global warming |
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