Comparative Research for Student's Environmental attitudes in Thailand and Japan and the Practical Co-operation in Environmental Education

本研究的主要工作是通过对泰国和日本中小学生环境态度的调查，进而研究他们的环境意识和亲社会态度之间的关系。结果显示，这两种态度之间存在微弱但显著的正相关关系。然而，我们可以发现泰国学生的知识和实践表现存在差异。我们猜测他们的态度和知识之间的一致性需要更多的时间来实现。第二年，这一结果在澳大利亚举行的WCCI国际会议上发表。作为该项目的子项目之一，开展了湄公河环境问题调查。第三年，泰国合作研究人员被邀请到国际博览会（所谓的环境博览会）进行研究。这些研究成果将通过这些共同研究工作者为泰国的环境教育做出贡献。他们的报告很快就要发表了。调查是关于苏门答腊地震对泰国学生的环境意识和思想的影响，这是在Murch首先提供的。结果显示，与我们的假设相反，尽管损失规模很大，但泰国学生对宗教和科学都保持了信任。我们可以得出结论，通过观察来自世界各地的志愿者来拯救他们，观察重建环境和识别受害者的科学技术，我们对科学的信任得到了增强。与日本学生相比，这些结果值得注意。预计这些结果将很快公布。

The main stream of this research working has been flowed through the investigation of environmental attitude of primary and secondary students in Thailand and Japan, to that of the relation between the sense of environmental and pro-social attitude of them. Results showed a weak but significant positive relation between these two attitudes. However, we could find differences between knowledge and practical performances in Thai students. We guessed it needed more time to realize the co-incidence between their attitude and knowledge.In 2nd year, this results were presented in WCCI international Conference at Australia. An investigation on the Environmental problem of Mekhon River was started as one of subprojects of this project.In 3rd year, the Thai co-research workers were invited to study the International Exhibition (so called, Environmental EXPO). These research working results shall contribute on the environmental education in Thailand through these co-research workers. The reports of them are going to be published soon.The investigation was carried out on the affect of the Sumatra earthquake on the environmental sense and mind on the Thai students, which was firstly provided in Murch. Results showed, contrary with our supposition, in spite of the big scale of damage, Thai students have kept the trusty for both religion and science. We could conclude that the trusty for science had been enhanced by observing the volunteers from throughout the world to rescue them and observing the science techniques for re-constructing the environment and identifying the victims. Comparing with Japanese students, these results should attract attention remarkably. It is expected for these results to be published soon.