TY  - JOUR
TI  - STRCT-Inquiry-Based Science Schools in Nature: Effect on Environmental Awareness onPreschool Teachers and Children
AB  - Purpose: The aim of this research was to examine the effect of the "Tree Science School for Preschool Students" Project, which was supported for the second time in the 2017/2018 call period of TUBITAK 4004 Nature Education and Science Schools, based on environmental responsibility awareness from an early age, on the level of recognition of trees by preschool teachers and preschool children. Design/Methodology/Approach: The research project was carried out in two stages: two days of teacher training with 30 preschool teachers and three days of training with 120 children, 40 of whom were preschool children every day. There were a total of 17 activities carried out within the scope of the project, with 8 for preschool teachers and 9 for preschool children for tree science education. The activities were designed with the help of field experts and based on active learning principles, with a focus on the project's target group's perceptions of nature and trees. The study sample of the research was determined by criterion sampling, one of the purposeful sampling methods, and consisted of 20 preschool teachers and 120 preschool children. The method of the research was the exploratory design from mixed-method research. The data collection tools of the research were the Utopia Given Tree Recognition Test (UGTRT) for preschool teachers, an interview form consisting of two semi-structured open-ended questions, and a drawing and telling technique for preschool children. The quantitative data collected in the research were analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 Program, the Mann Whitney U test, and the Kruskal Wallis test, and the qualitative data were analyzed using the content analysis technique. Findings: According to the results of the research, it has been found that it has a positive effect on the environmental awareness of both preschool teachers and preschool children. Highlights: The teacher's role is important in the development of scientific thinking in children. In this context, it is expected that the research findings will be useful in future activities involving tree education, which plays an essential role in preschool children's environmental education.
AU  - Gökbulut, Özlem Öznur
AU  - Köseoğlu, Pınar
AU  - Pehlivanoğlu, Esma
AU  - Mercan, Gamze
DO  - 10.24106/kefdergi.762364
PY  - 2021
JO  - Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi
VL  - 29
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-8811
SP  - 654
EP  - 669
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/451678
ER  -