ERIC Number: EJ1239349
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-2146-0329
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How Is the Environment in the Mind of the Gifted Elementary School Student? A Phenomenology Study
Akar, Ibrahim; Ahi, Berat
International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education, v10 n1 p85-97 2020
The purpose of this phenomenology study is to elicit and understand the gifted elementary school students' opinions about environment. A total of three gifted elementary school students selected by means of the homogenous sampling technique participated in the current study conducted in line with the phenomenology design of quantitative research. The data were collected through the Draw-An-Environment Test and Rubric and one-to-one interviews conducted with the students. In the analysis of the collected data, textural and structural descriptions were used. In light of the findings of the current study, it can be said that the gifted students mainly used biotic elements in their drawings. In addition to this, the findings obtained from the drawings and interviews have revealed that the gifted students have a limited and anthropocentric perception of the environment. On the basis of the findings of the current study, it can be suggested that the number of environment-centred studies including gifted students as their participants should be increased and the environmental education to be given to gifted students should be focused on the inculcation of ecocentric conception of the environment in these students.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Academically Gifted, Elementary School Students, Physical Environment, World Views, Environmental Education, Freehand Drawing, Phenomenology
International Electronic Journal of Environmental Education. Aksaray Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi, Ilkogretim Bolumu, Kampus, Aksaray 68100, Turkey. e-mail: iejeegreen@gmail.com; Web site: http://dergipark.gov.tr/iejeegreen
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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