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Effectiveness of Climate Change Awareness Education in Secondary School Students
Sponsor: Istanbul Medeniyet University
Summary
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a climate change awareness education program on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among secondary school students. The study was conducted as a cluster randomized controlled trial in a public secondary school in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Official title: The Effect of Climate Change Awareness Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Secondary School Students: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 13 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
54
Start Date
2025-11-01
Completion Date
2026-01-16
Last Updated
2026-06-17
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Climate Change Awareness Education Program
The intervention consisted of a structured, multi-component climate change awareness education program developed for seventh-grade secondary school students. The program included classroom-based educational sessions, visual reminder posters, interactive quizzes, and eco-friendly reinforcement materials such as pencils, cloth bags, and flower seeds. Educational topics included the definition and causes of climate change, the difference between weather and climate, the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, environmental and human impacts of climate change, climate change effects in Türkiye, zero waste, carbon footprint, water and energy conservation, recycling, and individual actions to combat climate change.
Locations (1)
Istanbul Medeniyet University
Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)