Abstract:
Sustainability problems such as hunger, obesity, unhealthiness, clean water, and the destruction of
biological diversity in nature etc. has increased in this century. All over the world, meetings, panels and
summits are arranged; researchers who are experts in the field are investigating ways to overcome these
problems. Recently, especially after importance of education in sustainable development was pointed out
in some reports such as Panel for Education for Sustainable Development arranged in Rio in 1992 or
Thessaloniki Decleration, studies has focused on this area. To cope with these problems, in many
researches it was stated that identifying the underlying causes should be first aim. However, Teachers
generally acknowledge that sustainable development is abstract and difficult to conceptualize. Especially,
in science education, awareness of sustainable development plays an important role. Science teachers or
pre-service science teachers who will be teacher in near future should be equipped with the necessary
competence through professional support to get over the difficulties. Consequently, this research focused
on investigating of pre-service science teachers’ beliefs on education for sustainable development and
sustainable behaviors. The results of the study showed that pre-service science teachers are aware of
importance of ESD and considering results of awareness stage of them, their sustainable behaviors are at
good level. Additionally, it was found that relationship between their beliefs and behaviors is moderate
level.
