engleski

Action research: young learners and the environment

Action research was conducted on environmental attitudes and behavior of young learners in order to detect the reaction of children to educational initiatives on environmental issues. The investigation was conducted on 27 pupils of the first grade of the primary school. Pupils participated in 21 activities for three weeks. Each pupil’s activity was annotated, and so collected documentation about the activities were analyzed by descriptive statistical methods. Pupils were asked to complete several evaluation sheets, which were quantified and analyzed during the investigation period. The paper presents the results of all activities that confirmed the high sensitivity of the children on problems of environmental protection which were presented through various educational activities. The basic hypothesis, that pupils are ready for action on environmental protection through activities, was confirmed. Differences in behavior of boys in comparison to girls have not been noticed, as found by other authors in similar studies. Unexpected reactions of children were recorded, so in the second round of the investigation it was satisfactorily avoided while during the third investigation period, we achieved the best results. During the investigation and after the processing of all parameters we can conclude about a key role of teacher in the organization of teaching activities on environmental protection with young learners.

action research; environmental protection; young learners

Poster je objavljen na engleskom jeziku, a sažetak na hrvatskom i engleskom jeziku.