Relationship between the preschool children's attitudes towards the environment and their social status

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the social position of preschool children and their attitude towards the environment. The sample group of the survey comprised 106 children from five-to-six years age group, attending nursery classes of primary schools affiliated to Ministry of National Education, in Denizli city centre. Relational survey method was used in this study. Personal Information Form, The Children's Attitudes toward the Environment Scale – Preschool Version, and Picture Sociometry Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The results of the study aiming to examine the relationship between the attitudes of preschool children towards the environment and their social position suggested a positive, significant relationship between the attitudes towards the environment and the social position. It was found that the attitude of children towards the environment was the precursor of their social position. © 2014, © 2014 Taylor & Francis.