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An Investigation on Turkish Primary School Students Perceptions about Global Warming and Their Thoughts on Preventing Global Warming     
Yazarlar
Prof. Dr. Özlem AFACAN Prof. Dr. Özlem AFACAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
This research aims to determine the perceptions of primary level students' about global warming and their thoughts about stopping global warming. This research used one form of qualitative research design, the case study method. This case study is carried out in two different socioeconomic environments in Turkey's Kirsehir province with students from grades of 4th to 8th. A Primary School was selected to represent the higher socioeconomic environment and B Primary School was selected to represent the lower socioeconomic environment. The research group was composed of 40 students, 20 students from each school. The semi-structured interview method was used to collect the data. The results showed that the vast majority of students have insufficient knowledge or misconception about global warming. Additionally the primary students have produced very interesting solutions in order to prevent global warming. © IDOSI Publications, 2013.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Global warming | Preventing global warming | Primary school students
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Dergi Adı World Applied Sciences Journal
Dergi ISSN 1818-4952
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler ISI
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 01-2013
Cilt No 22
Sayı 2
Sayfalar 276 / 286
Doi Numarası 10.5829/idosi.wasj.2013.22.02.362