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

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dc.contributor.authorErdogan, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, Eyyup
dc.contributor.authorUsak, Muhammet
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:16:58Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:16:58Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractProblem 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. Purpose of Study: The purpose of the study was to analyze the components of environmental literacy embedded in the classic works recommended by MoNE for Turkish elementary schools. Methods: For a detailed examination, the researchers randomly selected 10 classics from 63 well-known Turkish classic works for content analysis considering the framework of environmental literacy proposed by Simmons. Content analysis enables the researchers to examine what is or what is not in the selected written or visual document(s). The results reported the frequency and percentage of environmental literacy components embedded in the selected works. Findings and Results: The content analysis of these works revealed three types of main components (knowledge, affect and behavior) andseveral sub-components. Students' awareness of the natural environment and geographical pattern (morning-night and seasons-climate) was mostly emphasized in nearly all of the analyzed works. Students' affect and physical behaviors were relatively less emphasized. Conclusions and Recommendations: In the analyzed classics, environmental pollution, which is one of the main topics and emphases of Environmental Education (EE) was paid very little attention. Considering its interdisciplinary nature, EE should be infused in other subjects (i.e., art and literature) and various classroom activities taking place in humanity classes. In this regard, 100 classics suggested for the elementary and secondary school students can be used as a vehicle. This study was only realized with 10 selected classics out of 63 Turkish classics. Foreign classics were not included in the study. It is suggested to other researchers to conduct broader research with more classic works, including both national and international classics.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage62en_US
dc.identifier.issn1302-597X
dc.identifier.issn2528-8911
dc.identifier.issue42en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79953287480en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage45en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/9833
dc.identifier.volume11en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000290875200004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAni Yayinciliken_US
dc.relation.ispartofEurasian Journal of Educational Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental literacyen_US
dc.subjectcontent analysisen_US
dc.subject100 basic literary worksen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleDeveloping Children's Environmental Literacy Through Literature: An Analysis of 100 Basic Literary Worksen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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