AN EVALUATIVE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SONGS IN LIGHT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AMONG CHILDREN IN SOME SATELLITE CHANNELS

Document Type : Review Article

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1 Post graduate student at Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University

2 Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University

3 Institute of Environmental Studies and Research, Ain Shams University

Abstract

The aim of this research is to identify the effectiveness of environmental songs in developing environmental literacy for the second-grade primary school pupils. Therefore, the researchers have used the semi-experimental method. A list of elements of environmental literacy that should be developed in children has been prepared, in addition to scale of environmental literacy that includes (environmental knowledge - environmental behavior). Scale of Environmental Literacy has been conducted  pre/post presentation of environmental songs to the research group, which consists of (40) items.
 
The results indicate the effectiveness of environmental songs in developing environmental literacy for the second-grade primary students, as it shows that there are statistically significant differences at (0.05) significance level between average scores of the research group of the study, regarding the pre/post measurement of the scale of environmental literacy, in favor of the post-application.
The results of the research recommend the necessity of making songs for children to be including new positive values, morals and behaviors associated with how to address the emerging environmental problems, as well as including new environmental problems appropriate to the primary stage and how to deal with them through these songs, integrating also between educational and media institutions outlets to integrate and include environmental songs in the curricula and programs in children television.

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Journal of Environmental Science
Volume 49, Issue 7 - Serial Number 7
p6:Educational Sciences
July 2020
Pages 177-214

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