Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1122380 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2012 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Knowledge about the environment is a key towards environmental sustainability. What is the best environmental education for children? This study aims to investigate children preferences for natural environment that should become the basis for environmental education. To measure preferences, photo-projective method is used to 17 children, aged in between 7-11 years old. They were brought to a park and asked to photographs preferred scenes, and were interviewed to clarify the scenes. Results of the study help us to understanding children preference for natural environment setting, which can be used to enhance environmental awareness and improve environmental educations programs for children.
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