| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺中教育大學 === 環境教育研究所 === 95 === This study relied on the environmental indicators of sustainable campus biotope developed first year by Delphi technique for this research team to compile the "Environmental Indicator of Sustainable Campus Biotope Suitability and Current Status Questionnaire," and then conducted a questionnaire survey of elementary and junior high schools in Taiwan employing stratified random sampling. A total of 690 questionnaires were distributed, the recovery rate was 51.2%, and the effective recovery rate was 50.7%. Cronbach α＝0.952. We used the questionnaire survey to assess the suitability of the environmental indicators and gain an understanding when they were being used to know the biotope of elementary and junior high school campuses throughout Taiwan. We hope the results of this study will provide a useful reference for other schools' campus biotope and environment improvement in the future.
This study discovered that while the majority of responding teachers felt that all the indicators listed by the research team were very important (overall mean value of 3.97), the teachers' views concerning ease of implementation were close to neutral (overall mean value of 3.22). Teachers also expressed views between neutral and unsatisfactory concerning the current status of their campuses' biotope (overall mean value of 2.82). It should be noted that specialists universally felt that the necessity of implementation for each indicator was higher than that felt by the teachers, and that the necessity of implementation was even higher than that currently occurred at schools. The grass lawn item elicited the highest response values in terms of situation at school, importance, ease of implementation, and necessity of implementation. In contrast, the wild observation land item elicited the lowest response values in terms of importance, ease of implementation, and necessity of implementation. The responses for the current status of the stream (and ditch) indicator were lowest. We selected 3 schools for interviews and on-site visits in accordance with the current situation scores revealed in the questionnaires were higher or lower. The results showed that maintaining the campus biotope strongly requires principals or directors who understood environmental education and emphasized overall planning and management of the school environment. The environmental indicators of sustainable campus biotope were revised on the basis of the survey's results. We hope to fine-tune the indicators so as to make them more suitable for the actual situation at schools.
Campus is an important learning place for children, and a school's facilities and environment will affect teaching quality. As a consequence, if we can help schools create spaces where living things can live undisturbed, in harmony with their natural ecosystems, with normal food chain relationships, and displaying biodiversity, this kind of fostered biotope will beautify school campuses, while also providing the teaching materials needed for ecological education and serving as a place in which students and teachers can engage in environmental education.
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