Journal Name:
- The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
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Abstract (2. Language):
We define an environmentally aware individual as: someone who has knowledge about
the ecological principles and relations, who cares about environmental problems and
events, who knows the meaning and significance of the social, political and economic
aspects of environmental problems, and who can organize their close environment to
solve these problems. However, we encountered a target society that was only partially
aware of the environmental problems and events. The individuals of this society had very
little knowledge regarding ecological principles and their social, political and economic
aspects and relationships. A study was conducted on women aged 15 and above who live
in the Camlica district of central Eskisehir. These women were unemployed and
uneducated housewives. As these women were not aware of environmental problems,
they were distant to any solutions. This is the basic cause of their inability to organize
their neighborhood.
As a result of the aforementioned study, it can be inferred that education is an inevitable
necessity to carry the targeted society to the position of environmentally aware
individuals. Television is considered to be a good educational tool regarding education in
environmental matters, especially when targeted towards a group with a high ratio of
television watching habits as opposed to reading habits. With these considerations, the
properties of an environmental education program must be determined. To summarize,
an environmental education television program which appeals to the target society in a
sequence from simple to complex, general to specific is capable of captivating the
interest of the target society for a duration long enough to achieve its objectives. This
program must be presented clearly and understandably by an aurally and visually
appealing and effective host for the audience to be able to comprehend the program.
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