Objective: Environmental literacy is vital to form a positive and close relationship between environment, education and health. This study aimed to determine the environment literacy levels of the nursing students. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 254 undergraduate nursing students, who studied at the department of nursing at a private university in Northern Cyprus in the spring semester of the 2020-2021 academic year. Personal information form and environmental literacy scale for adults were used for data collection. Percentage, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test were used in the statistical analysis of the data. Results: Environmental literacy levels of the nursing students were high. Female participants had higher levels of environmental consciousness. Besides, environmental literacy levels of the participants, who lived for the longest time in villages, had higher levels of environmental literacy. Finally, environmental awareness levels of the participants were higher for the participants, who had higher paternal education levels and were members of environmental organizations. Conclusion: As a result, environmental literacy levels of nursing students were found to be high. Further studies on the roles and the effects of higher education institutions and environmental organizations may be conducted to improve environmental literacy among the nursing students. It is recommended that students become members of environmental organizations or environmental clubs at the university.
Keywords: Environment; nursing students; literacy; environmental literacy
Amaç: Çevre, sağlık ve eğitim arasında yakın bir ilişki kurmak için çevre okuryazarlığı hayati önem taşımaktadır. Bu araştırma, hemşirelik bölümünde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin çevre okuryazarlık düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma tanımlayıcı araştırma tasarımına uygun olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini, Kuzey Kıbrıs'taki bir vakıf üniversitesinde 2020-2021 öğretim yılı bahar döneminde öğrenim gören 254 hemşirelik lisans öğrencisi oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Çevre Okuryazarlık Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin istatistiksel analizinde yüzdelik, Kolmogorov-Smirnov testi, Mann-Whitney U testi ve Kruskal-Wallis H testi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Yapılan çalışmada, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin çevre okuryazarlık düzeyleri yüksektir. Kadın öğrencilerin çevre bilinci erkeklere göre yüksek bulunmuştur. Köyde yaşayanların çevre okuryazarlık düzeyleri şehirde yaşayanlara göre daha yüksek görülmüştür. Ayrıca baba eğitim düzeyi yüksek olanların ve çevre kulüplerine üye olanların çevresel farkındalık düzeylerinin yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak yapılan çalışmada, hemşirelik öğrencilerinin çevre okuryazarlık düzeyleri yüksek bulunmuştur. Çevre okuryazarlığının yükseltilmesi için yükseköğretim kurumları ile çevresel kuruluşların rolü ve etkisine yönelik çalışmalara ağırlık verilmesi önerilmektedir. Öğrencilerin çevre kuruluşlarına ya da üniversitede yer alan çevre kulüplerine üye olmaları önerilmektedir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Çevre; hemşirelik öğrencileri; okuryazarlık; çevre okuryazarlığı
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