A PROPOSED JOURNAL TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY APPLIED TO CHILDREN IN THE AGE GROUP (9-12)

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1 Faculty of Graduated Studies and Environmental Research, Ain Shams University

2 Faculty of Childhood Studies, Ain Shams University

3 General Administration of America’s Media - Foreign Media Sector , State Information Service

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The research problem is crystallized in the study of “A Proposed Journal to Address Environmental Issues and Their Impact on Developing Environmental Awareness: A Quasi-Experimental Study Applied to Children in The Age Group (9-12)”. It aims to measure the effectiveness of using children's magazines (paper and electronic) and their impact on developing environmental awareness among children. This research belongs in its first aspect to descriptive studies, and within its framework, the method of field survey was used in which the questionnaire form was used with an interview. In its second aspect, the research belongs to quasi-experimental studies, and within its framework, the quasi-experimental method was used and the scale of awareness of environmental issues was applied, designed using the three-point Likert scale. The research was applied to a group of children consisting of 36 children from the age of 9 to 12 years, (18 males, 18 females), at the "Al-Ru'ya Official Languages" School, affiliated with the "6th of October" Administration, in the "Giza" Governorate. The research results showed a difference in the percentage of preference for reading paper and electronic magazines among the children in the research sample, with a percentage reaching 66.67% for paper magazines, and 27.78% for electronic magazines, with a significant difference Statistically, there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the children in the experimental group on the pre- and post-tests of the global environmental awareness scale, in favor of their post-test scores. There were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the children in the experimental group on the post-test of the global environmental awareness scale, due to differences in the variable of socioeconomic status, in favor of those with a higher level. The study recommended the use of children's magazines (print and electronic) to develop environmental concepts and behaviors, given their ability to overcome these shortcomings and modify behaviors toward the environment.
 
 
 

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