The Impact of Sustainable Environmental Activities on Raising Environmental Awareness in Preschool Children
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| Title: | The Impact of Sustainable Environmental Activities on Raising Environmental Awareness in Preschool Children |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Mehmet Fatih Karacabey (ORCID |
| Source: | International Journal of Research in Education and Science. 2025 11(1):33-48. |
| Availability: | International Society for Technology, Education, and Science. e-mail: ijresoffice@gmail.com; Web site: https://www.ijres.net/index.php/ijres |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Sustainable Development, Environmental Education, Science Activities, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Consciousness Raising |
| Geographic Terms: | Turkey |
| ISSN: | 2148-9955 |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study is to determine the effect of sustainable environmental activities aimed at preschool children on raising environmental awareness. The research was conducted at Baglarbasi Kindergarten in the Haliliye district of Sanliurfa Province, Turkey. A total of 101 children aged 4-5 years participated in the study. Sustainable environmental activities developed by the researchers were applied to the experimental group, while activities specified in the 2013 Preschool Education Program by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoE) were applied to the control group. In order to determine the students' level of environmental awareness, an "Environmental Awareness Test" was created, and its validity and reliability studies were conducted. The Environmental Awareness Test was administered to the study group as a pre-test and post-test. Analysis of the obtained parameters showed that the application of science activities in the experimental group significantly increased the children's level of environmental awareness and was higher compared to the control group. Furthermore, this difference was found to have a significant effect size. The results indicate that sustainable environmental activities are more effective than the activities in the MoE program in fostering environmental awareness and/or sensitivity in preschool children. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1465773 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study is to determine the effect of sustainable environmental activities aimed at preschool children on raising environmental awareness. The research was conducted at Baglarbasi Kindergarten in the Haliliye district of Sanliurfa Province, Turkey. A total of 101 children aged 4-5 years participated in the study. Sustainable environmental activities developed by the researchers were applied to the experimental group, while activities specified in the 2013 Preschool Education Program by the Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoE) were applied to the control group. In order to determine the students' level of environmental awareness, an "Environmental Awareness Test" was created, and its validity and reliability studies were conducted. The Environmental Awareness Test was administered to the study group as a pre-test and post-test. Analysis of the obtained parameters showed that the application of science activities in the experimental group significantly increased the children's level of environmental awareness and was higher compared to the control group. Furthermore, this difference was found to have a significant effect size. The results indicate that sustainable environmental activities are more effective than the activities in the MoE program in fostering environmental awareness and/or sensitivity in preschool children. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-9955 |
