Education for Sustainable Development: Investigation of Preschool Children's Metaphorical Perceptions and Views Regarding "Global Problem" Concept

Autor/inn/en	Çetingoz, Duygu; Özcan, Tugçe
Titel	Education for Sustainable Development: Investigation of Preschool Children's Metaphorical Perceptions and Views Regarding "Global Problem" Concept
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 18 (2023) 7, S.156-172 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Figurative Language; Childrens Attitudes; Social Problems; Sustainable Development; Student Attitudes; World Problems; Conservation (Environment); Economic Factors; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Schülerverhalten; Weltproblem; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Ökonomischer Faktor; Türkei
Abstract	This research will explore preschool children's metaphorical perceptions and views about the concept of "global problem" in the context of education for sustainable development. The study will involve 20 preschool children, who are aged between 60 and 70 months and are attending a public kindergarten in Izmir, Turkey, during the Spring of 2021-2022 academic year. The data collection process involved semistructured interviews. Interviews were carried out with 20 preschool children on their perspectives and perceptions of "global problem," which was interpreted via content analysis. The findings of the qualitative analysis provided participants' perceptions and views related to global problems. The sample group was formed via convenient and criterion sampling method. The data were collected through a demographic information form and a semi-structured interview form which includes a metaphor sentence and open-ended interview questions. The results suggest that the preschool participants created themes (pillars), sub-themes and eighteen metaphors regarding the concept of "global problem" during the metaphor formation process. It was found that children's metaphors and views regarding the global problem were placed under the themes named "social-cultural," "environmental" and "economic." It was also found that the participants placed their metaphors and views regarding the "global problem" under the "social-cultural" theme most frequently. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Academic Journals. e-mail: err@academic.journals.org; e-mail: service@academicjournals.org; Web site: http://academicjournals.org/journal/ERR
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01