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European Journal of Education Studies ISSN: 2501 - 1111 ISSN-L: 2501 - 1111 Available on-line at: www.oapub.org/edu Volume 3 │ Issue 7 │ 2017 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.809450 DETERMINATION OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' VIEWS ON ELECTRONIC WASTE POLLUTIONi N. Remziye Ergül1ii, Sevgül Çaliş2 Uludag University, Education Faculty, Mathematics and Science Education, 16059, Bursa, Turkey Abstract: The purpose of this study is the determination of the science teacher candidates’ views on electronic waste pollution. The participants of the study were determined with a purposive sample which enables researcher to choose the ones who are believed to find to solutions to the problems of the researcher. Total 144 high school students from different type school are participated to study during the 2016-2017 academic year. Data were collected open-ended questions which developed by the researchers. Students were answered the related seven open ended questions in almost one hour. The qualitative data obtained from the study were analyzed using a phenomenological method. According to results of the study, it was determined that students are not sufficiently knowledgeable about the electronic waste, sources of electronic waste, evaluating of electronic devices. It was recommended that teachers candidates need to be aware of this issue. Keywords: electronic waste, science education, teacher candidates, environmental pollution For downloading the full article, please access the following link: http://oapub.org/edu/index.php/ejes/article/view/811 This study was presented as an oral presentation of the 26th International Congress of Educational Sciences held in Antalya, Turkey on 20-23 April 2017. i Copyright © The Author(s). All Rights Reserved. © 2015 – 2017 Open Access Publishing Group 72