The Power of Garden-Based Curriculum to Promote Scientific and Nature-Friendly Attitudes in Children through a Cotton Project

Autor/inn/en	Kim, Kyoung Jin; Jung, Eunyoung; Han, Min-Kyung; Sohn, Ji-Hyang
Titel	The Power of Garden-Based Curriculum to Promote Scientific and Nature-Friendly Attitudes in Children through a Cotton Project
Quelle	In: Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 34 (2020) 4, S.538-550 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-8543
DOI	10.1080/02568543.2020.1718251
Schlagwörter	Gardening; Horticulture; Program Effectiveness; Scientific Attitudes; Child Development; Positive Attitudes; Natural Resources; Conservation (Environment); Preschool Children; Early Childhood Education; Inquiry; Discovery Learning; Experiential Learning; Foreign Countries; South Korea + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gartenarbeit; Gartenbau; Kindesentwicklung; Natural Ressource; Natürliche Ressource; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Entdeckendes Lernen; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Korea; Republik
Abstract	Growing plants is a popular and easy method to facilitate preschoolers' scientific exploration and positive attitude toward the environment, as it creates an awareness that nature is a magical place to be explored. This study examines a year-long garden-based curriculum in South Korea, specifically a cotton project, and its effects on 4- to 6-year-old children's (n = 165) scientific and nature-friendly attitudes. Classroom observations and teacher interviews were obtained for qualitative data and scientific attitudes and nature-friendly attitudes were collected for quantitative data. The results indicated that planting cotton and observing the process of its growth provided opportunities for developing a scientific attitude of curiosity and inquiry. In addition, the meaningful direct and concrete experience with the natural environment opened the children's eyes to the significance of nature and the value of harmony with the natural world, resulting in increased nature-friendly attitudes. The critical roles of the teacher are addressed in implications. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01