Developing Children's Environmental Literacy Through Literature: An Analysis of 100 Basic Literary Works

ERDOĞAN M., Coskun E., Uşak M.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, cilt.11, sa.42, ss.45-62, 2011 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 42
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.45-62
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Environmental literacy, content analysis, 100 basic literary works, Turkey, CURRICULUM
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Problem Statement: Development of environmental literacy, the ultimate goal of environmental education, should not be bound only to the natural sciences. It can also be developed though art and literature when considering the interdisciplinary nature of environmental education. Literary children's books, for example, can be an effective tool to develop students' environmental literacy. Even though MoNE suggested 100 classics for elementary and secondary education students to develop reading habits and to introduce the national and international classic works, a number of studies focussing on the implications of these classics on the educational process (policy and practice) and individual development of the students is limited. In this regard, the present study is one of the initial attempts to reveal the hidden and/or explicit effects of these classics on students' environmental literacy.