The Role of Faculties of Education in Increasing Sustainable Environmental Awareness of Society

Environmental problems show their negative effects globally today. People have become alienated from nature seeing it as an endless source and as a result nature has become a tool for achieving anthropocentric objectives. At this point, education plays a very important mission. Because it is possible to change people's behavior and perspectives positively through education. For the creation of awareness about the importance of protecting environment in society, faculties of education as teacher training institutions are of great importance. Teacher candidates from all disciplines, educated with environmental consciousness, will be able to transfer this consciousness to their students when they graduate. Generations given the love of nature at an early age by their teachers can be eco-friendly individuals in the future and shed light on environmental problems. This theoretical study aims to put forward the role of faculties of education in increasing sustainable environmental awareness of society.