The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions
The aim of this research is to improve environmental awareness in primary school students. For this purpose, the study was carried out within the scope of action research pattern from qualitative research patterns. The study group was determined by selecting easily accessible samples. The study gro...
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| author | Mustafa Yeşilyurt Mukadder Ozdemir Balakoğlu Mustafa Erol |
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The aim of this research is to improve environmental awareness in primary school students. For this purpose, the study was carried out within the scope of action research pattern from qualitative research patterns. The study group was determined by selecting easily accessible samples. The study group consisted of second year students attending a state primary school in Gungoren District of Istanbul in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of the study were obtained by the students’ environmental pictures, observation forms and semi-structured interview forms. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis. According to the findings of the research, it is determined that students who received environmental education, draw pictures enthusiastically and reflecting environmental awareness, also after interviews students gain awareness toward environment, empathized with nature and draw highly esthetically appreciated pictures.
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe7f1f4b6d974330868e79c4cb180a682023-06-19T08:30:41ZengHipatia PressQualitative Research in Education2014-64182020-06-019210.17583/qre.2020.5115The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual ExpressionsMustafa Yeşilyurt0Mukadder Ozdemir Balakoğlu1Mustafa Erol2Yıldız Technical UniversityYıldız Technical UniversityYıldız Technical University The aim of this research is to improve environmental awareness in primary school students. For this purpose, the study was carried out within the scope of action research pattern from qualitative research patterns. The study group was determined by selecting easily accessible samples. The study group consisted of second year students attending a state primary school in Gungoren District of Istanbul in the 2018-2019 academic year. The data of the study were obtained by the students’ environmental pictures, observation forms and semi-structured interview forms. The data obtained were analyzed by content analysis. According to the findings of the research, it is determined that students who received environmental education, draw pictures enthusiastically and reflecting environmental awareness, also after interviews students gain awareness toward environment, empathized with nature and draw highly esthetically appreciated pictures. https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/qre/article/view/5115environmental awarenessprimary school studentsvisual expressionempathy |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa Yeşilyurt Mukadder Ozdemir Balakoğlu Mustafa Erol The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions Qualitative Research in Education environmental awareness primary school students visual expression empathy |
| title | The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions |
| title_full | The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions |
| title_short | The Impact of Environmental Education Activities on Primary School Students’ Environmental Awareness and Visual Expressions |
| title_sort | impact of environmental education activities on primary school students environmental awareness and visual expressions |
| topic | environmental awareness primary school students visual expression empathy |
| url | https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/qre/article/view/5115 |
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