The views of the preschool children in the countryside and city zones regarding environmental pollution
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to determine the ideas of the preschool children that live in the countryside and in the cities regarding the environmental pollution. Within this study, in which the qualitative research model was used, phenomenological pattern was used. The study was performed with 30 preschool children. The data of the research were obtained using group interview and expression technique with pictures. According to the results of the environmental perception is limited with the livings and the concrete objects they encounter in daily life. However, when the pictures they drew concerning the environment they live in were examined, the results indicated difference.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Other Fields of Education
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Sevgi Nur Yılmaz
This is me
0000-0001-9475-1005
Türkiye
Gülzire İlyas
This is me
0000-0003-0455-0328
Türkiye
Publication Date
October 15, 2019
Submission Date
December 10, 2018
Acceptance Date
June 30, 2019
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 8 Number: 3
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