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Volume 8 Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology EnviTox Summit 2018
September 17-18, 2018
September 17-18, 2018 Singapore
18th Global Summit on
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Fu Chi Chuang et al., J Environ Anal Toxicol 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525-C2-015
Effects of cognitive ability of environmental hormones of elementary teachers on in-service learning
enhancement
Fu Chi Chuang, Yu-Liang Chang and Wen-Der Wang
National Chiayi University, Taiwan
With the development of industry and technology, we enjoy the convenience of civilized products. However, we develop the
civilization also brings the environmental crisis, pollutions. An environmental hormone (also called endocrine disruptor)
which is a category of chemical compounds that resemble endocrine hormones and it is one of the most notable pollution
categories. These compounds are able to activate the same endocrine receptors as their natural counterparts and can thus disrupt
hormonal activity, which impairs our health and our ecosystem homeostasis. In order to remind people realize the potential
problem and how to protect our environment from the pollutions when we are developing new products for our convenience.
We believe that environmental education is the way to bring our mission into reality. Questionnaire survey was performed to
analyze the cognition ability of environmental hormones of elementary teachers and further study the relationship between it and
the motivational enhancement of in-service learning on the knowledge of environmental hormones. Complete questionnaires
were collected from 128 elementary teachers and the result indicates most elementary teachers lack sufficient knowledge of
environmental hormone (the passing point was set up at 70 point). Our result also reveals the in-service learning motivation of
elementary teacher is positively enhanced once they realized their insufficient cognitive ability of environmental hormones. We
hope our study provides the powerful reference for Ministry of Education to set up the policy of environmental education to
enrich all citizens sufficient knowledge of the effects of environmental hormone on organisms and further to enhance our correct
environmental behaviors.
Biography
Fu Chi Chuang is a graduate student of Institute of Educational Administration and Policy at National Chiayi University. Her study focuses on the elementary school
teachers’ in-service training policy. She also pays close attention to the environmental hormones that risk human health.