Elementary School Students' Water Awareness

Autor/inn/en	Coban, Gul Unal; Akpinar, Ercan; Kucukcankurtaran, Evren; Yildiz, Eylem; Ergin, Omer
Titel	Elementary School Students' Water Awareness
Quelle	In: International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 20 (2011) 1, S.65-83 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1038-2046
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Water; Student Attitudes; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Foreign Countries; Conservation (Environment); Geography; Knowledge Level; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Program Effectiveness; Pollution; Interviews; Workshops; Science Education; Pretests Posttests; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Wasser; Schülerverhalten; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Ausland; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Geografie; Wissensbasis; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Schadstoffbelastung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Türkei
Abstract	Environmental problems grow gradually and their effects are felt in various ways such as shortage of potable water. Among the various solutions offered to solve these problems, there is one standing which has the potential of encapsulating all the solutions in, that is "water education". Therefore, the aim of this study is to present the results of a project conducted through a Water School Workshop Study related to students. The 30 students from 6th, 7th and 8th grade levels who were given water education for 25 lecture hours in totally 5 days by using originally developed instructional materials participated in the study. The data were gathered through qualitative and quantitative instruments before and just after the Water School. The results showed that the Water School is generally effective on the students' conception about water, attitudes toward water usage, awareness of environment and general opinions related to the water. Moreover, the students' answers for quantitative data collection tools were determined to be significantly permanent compared with the answers to the qualitative data collection tools even 3 months after the Water School. (Contains 9 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10