Content analysis of elementary Persian books from the perspective of attention to environmental elements

Subject Areas : مدیریت ، برنامه ریزی و آموزش محیط زیست

Sirous Mahmoudi ¹ , Mahmoud Sharafi ² , Parisa Zare ³

1 - Assistant Professor of Educational science, Payame Noor University, Department of Educational Sciences, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
2 - Assistant Professor of Educational science, Payame Noor University, Department of Educational Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor of Educational science, Payame Noor University, Department of Educational Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2017-09-26 Accepted : 2018-08-29 Published : 2022-04-21

Keywords: Environmental education, Elementary school, Persian books, Content analysis,

Abstract :

Background and Objective:The global view of the environmental elements shows the dangerous situation in the world. Among the serious dangers of the 21st century are various environmental issues such as the destruction of forests and green spaces, global warming, the rapid consumption of energy and food, the depletion of the ozone layer, the reduction of natural resources, drought, the increasing population growth, and the loss of diversity. Biological, and all types of pollution. One of the ways to reduce these problems is teaching environmental concepts in childhood and using children's literature. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to investigate and evaluate the level of attention to environmental elements in Persian books of the elementary school.Material and Methodology: The research method is descriptive of type of content analysis. The statistical population includes the books of persian from the first to the sixth grade, which investigated totally without any sampling. A researcher-made content analysis inventory which was compiled by expert judgments.Findings: The results of the research showed that in the Persian books of the elementary period, the most attention is paid to the elements of "natural places and wildlife" with 43.3%, "tree work, green space and forest preservation" with 24.7% of cases. The lowest frequency is related to the elements "biodiversity", "population growth", "natural resources", "optimal consumption", "environmental definitions", "garbage", "biological problems and threats" and "environmental pollution".Discussion and Conclusion: Environmental concepts and teachings do not have a proper place in Persian books of the elementary school. Considering the environmental problems in the country, environmental components should be more prominent in Persian books and other books related to children..

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