Determining the level of involving environmental education activities in the monthly plans and daily educational flows of preschool teachers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of involving environmental education activities in the monthly plans and daily educational flows of preschool teachers. The sample group of the study consisted of 30 preschool teachers working in the Pamukkale, Merkezefendi and Kale districts of Denizli province. The data of the study were obtained by interviews made by using “Questionnaire for Determining the Level of Involving Environmental Education Activities by Preschool Teachers”, which was developed by the researchers, monthly educational flows and through analysing the ten-day educational flows. Percentage and frequency distributions were used in the analysis of the data. According to the results of the study, all of the teachers were using the monthly plans and daily educational flows prepared by the publishers. The teachers initially considered the titles for science courses and nature activities-area visits as the environmental education. Most of teachers stated that environmental education should begin from the age of three. It was observed that the teachers teaching environmental education twice or more than twice a week and those teaching once a month were at the same level. According to the teachers, science experiment activities are the most suitable activity type for environmental education. Most of the teachers expressed that they prepared environmental education programme and family involvement activities concerning environmental education. The results of the study revealed that environmental education should take a more regular place in the daily educational flows and monthly plans of preschool education.