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A phenomenographic investigation into preschool children’s relationships with nature through drawings    
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Berat AHİ Prof. Dr. Berat AHİ
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Volkan ATASOY Doç. Dr. Volkan ATASOY
Kastamonu Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
This study aims to investigate preschool children’s relationships with nature through drawings. To this end, a total of 212 preschoolers constituted the study group. This study employed a triangulation design, i.e. one of the mixed-methods approaches in which qualitative and quantitative processes were carried out. As a result of the analyses, it was concluded that the children visually presented and narrated their relationships with nature positively. The age and gender variables were found to have led to statistically significant differences in the activities depicted in the drawings and the tone of the drawings, as well as the settings and people that are drawn in them. In light of the findings of this study, it can be argued that starting environmental education at an early age and enabling children to spend more time engaging with nature are important.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Child | child–nature relationship | drawing | nature | phenomenographic | qualitative method
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü ESCI dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Dergi ISSN 1038-2046
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler British Education Index
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 08-2019
Cilt No 28
Sayı 4
Sayfalar 281 / 295
Doi Numarası 10.1080/10382046.2019.1649248