DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS AND ENVIRONMENTAL ATTITUDES AMONG STUDENTS OF THE BASIC EDUCATION STAGE THROUGH APPLYING SOME OF THE SCHOOL AGRICULTURAL MODELS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Nasr College School, Cairo

2 Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University

3 The Institute of Environmental Studies & Research, Ain Shams University

Abstract

The current research’s purpose is to develop the environmental skills and attitudes of basic education students through the generalization of school agricultural models. The researchers have applied a program involved in agricultural activities to primary school students according to their characteristics, preparations and positives in implementing the program and filling out the pre and post forms that have been distributed to the students. The proposed program has been designed for the school agricultural models, by preparing the following:
v Defining the objectives of the program and developing program activities by applying 8 skills.
v Providing means and tools for applying the program to students.
v Preparing a model evaluation of the program.
The study sample consists of (62) students were selected, divided into (33) individuals as the experimental sample and (29) items as the control sample. The application has been applied to Al-Nasr College in Maadi, with time duration for the field study, data collection and analysis from (2018 – 2020).
The results of the researches indicate the effectiveness of the special program for agricultural models based on environmental activities in developing skills and environmental attitudes in the basic education stage. The study recommends the following:
-    Integrating the environmental education into the general education system, taking into account the abilities, tendencies, aptitude and maturity level of students.
-    Diversification of strategies for skill development and environmental attitudes.
-    Rehabilitation of environmental specialists in environmental issues and raising their level in performing their role towards students to make them aware of the environmental concepts.

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