ERIC Number: EJ1206606
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1925-0746
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A Case Study on Preservice Primary School Teachers' Flower Care at School within the Scope of Community Service Practices Course
Dogan, Zeynep
World Journal of Education, v9 n1 p172-178 2019
The aim of this study is to present the details of a practice that is carried out within the scope of Community Service Practices Course from a scientific perspective. And also to investigate the views of the pre-service teachers related to the topic. Research design is determined as a case study method. For the data collection, interview method was used from qualitative data collection methods. The sample is composed of 8 pre-service primary school teachers. Within the relevant course, a potted flower to be determined by the pre-service teachers was planted in a pot in a suitable place in the faculty, and the students were given the task of undertaking all kinds of care for the flower during the semester. Semi-structured interviews with the pre-service teachers were held at the end of the term and their opinions were taken. According to the results, all of the pre-service teachers find the implementation useful and important for their teaching career. They stated that they got information about flower care, they gained awareness and they were impressed affectively.
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Plants (Botany), Student Attitudes, Environmental Education, Conservation (Environment), Elementary School Teachers, Horticulture, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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