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Children’s views on why environmental protection is important: Are nature-based schools enough?    
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Berat AHİ Prof. Dr. Berat AHİ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Gökhan KAYA Doç. Dr. Gökhan KAYA
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Deniz Pamuk
Mersin Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
This research aims to understand Turkish children’s views on why protecting the environment is important and to identify the role of schools in the rationales that underlie these views. The research was conducted with 18 preschoolers from two schools, one a state school providing traditional education and the other a private school blended with nature-based education. The findings showed that children primarily presented reasons for protecting the environment under three main themes: impact on human life, impact on species, and esthetics. Besides, regardless of the schools the children enrolled in, many of them (n = 16) were found to base their views on an anthropocentric understanding. Based on these findings, it is open to debate to what extent nature-based schools alone can provide sufficient and effective environmental education.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Early childhood education | environmental protection | nature-based school
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı The Journal of Educational Research
Dergi ISSN 0022-0671
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 10-2024
Sayı 1
Doi Numarası 10.1080/00220671.2024.2413117
Makale Linki https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00220671.2024.2413117?src=exp-la