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http://dx.doi.org/10.13047/KJEE.2015.29.3.462

The Influence of Forest Activities on Elementary School Students' Changes in the Awareness of Forest  

Yu, Ju-Ri (Dept. of Forestry, Graduate School of Chonbuk National Univ.)
Park, Chong-Min (Dept. of Forest Environmental Science, Chonbuk National Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.29, no.3, 2015 , pp. 462-473 More about this Journal
Abstract
The research carried out to analyze the change of recognition of elementary school students after a forest experience to determine the effectiveness of the environmental education in elementary school curriculum. The data is collected through surveys before and after forest experience for 311 people on 2nd and 3rd grades of two elementary school in Jeonju city, then the conclusions analyzed the results of the surveys are as follows. Students who participated in the forest experience show a positive change in all areas after the forest experience, for example, awareness of the forest and behavior recognition in the forest, the need for commentary about the forest. Especially, the area of the behavior recognition has much significant result than the other areas. In the details of the behavior recognition, a behavior recognition and environmental awareness for the life of the forest have been greatly improved. From the results described above, the forest experience can be seen a great help to elementary school students to have a respect and dignity of life and recognize the importance of the natural environment. Thus, the nature experience such as the forest experience is needed to enhance the life respect and environmental consciousness, foster sensitivity to natural cycles. In order that much more elementary school student can participate in evironmetal education through the forest experience, it would suggest to perform the forest experience as creative and experiential activities in the school curriculum.
Keywords
CREATIVE EXPERIENCE ACTIVITIES; FOREST INTERPRETER; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION;
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