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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2013.14.4.1604

The Effects of Education for Environmental Pollution Prevention through Forest Experiences on Children's Nature-Friendly Attitudes and Scientific Problem Solving Ability

Kang, Young-Sik (Dept of Early Childhood Education, Chung-Nam University)

Publication Information

Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.14, no.4, 2013 , pp. 1604-1611 More about this Journal

Abstract

The purpose is to figure out the effects of education for environmental pollution prevention through forest experiences on children's nature-friendly attitudes and scientific problem solving ability. To achieve this, an experiment was conducted on total 44 kindergarten children in a class for 5-year-olds, who are classified into experimental group of 22 children(12 male children, 10 female children) and comparative group of 22 children(13 male children, 9 female children), in a C farming village. The results are as follows. First, the change of children's nature-friendly attitudes by group showed that education for environmental pollution prevention through forest experiences had an effect on the improvement of children's nature-friendly attitudes. Second, the change of children's scientific problem solving ability by group showed that education for environmental pollution prevention through forest experiences had an effect on the improvement of children's scientific problem solving ability. This implies that children's forest activities are useful in improving their nature-friendly attitudes and scientific problem solving ability.

Keywords

Forest Experiences; Education for Environmental Pollution Prevention; Nature-Friendly Attitudes; Scientific Problem Solving Ability; Natural Environment;

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