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A New Concept in Science Education: Agricultural Awareness

Year 2011, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 15 - 25, 25.10.2011

Abstract

Young individuals' environmental and agricultural awareness will have an undeniable effect on the life of future generations. Several research studies in related literature imply that people have misconceptions in agriculture. This paper includes a research investigating prospective elementary science teachers' understandings about agriculture and its preliminary work. In the preliminary work; understandings of prospective elementary teachers from different disciplines were investigated. Both studies were designed with a mixed method, where quantitative and qualitative techniques were used. In the preliminary study, a questionnaire about agricultural issues, developed by the researchers, was administered to three hundred and ten participants. Questionnaire and interviews were the basic data collection methods for this piece of the research study. Quantitative analysis of data collected via questionnaires displayed that prospective mathematics teachers were well informed about agriculture among the others. Then prospective social science teachers were better than science teachers. Based on the results of preliminary study, prospective science teachers' case was investigated in the major study. Thirty prospective science teachers were participated the research and they were asked to keep an electronic journal other than answering the questionnaire. Electronic journals included discussions on agricultural issues presented in the cases prepared by the researchers. Each case had a question to reflect and each participant was asked to reflect and discuss
the cases in their journal. Three assertions about participants' understandings in agriculture were formed with the qualitative analysis of data from journals. Assertions imply that prospective science teachers participated in this research study did not have adequate understanding about the definition of agriculture and it's societal and global importance.

References

  • Bellah KA, Dyer JE (2006). Attitudes and Stages of Concern of Elementary Teachers Toward Agriculture as a Context for Teaching Across Grade Level Content Area Standards. Journal of Agricultural Education, Vol. 47, Num 4.
  • Birkenholz, B., Frick, M., Gartin, S., Hoover, T., Jewel, L., Terry, R., Bishop, D., Steward, B. (1992). Strategies to Promote Agricultural Literacy. ED 354 365
  • Cannon, J. G. Broyles, T. W. Seibel, G. A. and Anderson, R., (2009). Summer Enrichment Programs: Providing Agricultural Literacy and Career Exploration to Gifting and Talented Students. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 50. No. 2.
  • Frick, M. J., Birkenholz, R. J. and Matchmes, K., (1995). Rural and Urban Adult Knowledge and Perceptions of Agriculture. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 36, No. 2.
  • Harris CR., Birkenholz RJ (1996). Agricultural literacy of Missouri secondary school educators. Journal of Agricultural Education, Vol. 37, Num.2.
  • Hubert, D., Frank, A., Igo, C. (2000). Environmental and Agricultural Literacy Education. Water, Air and soil Pollution, 123 (525-532).
  • Humphrey JK., Steward BR., Linhardt RE (1994). Preservice Elementary Education Majors’ Knowledge of and Perceptions Toward Agriculture. Journal of Agricultural Education Vol.35, Num 2.
  • Knobloch NA., Martin RA (2002). Teachers characteristics explaining the extent of agricultural awareness activities integrated into the elementary curriculum. Journal of Agricultural Education, Vol. 43, Num 4.
  • Knobloch, N. A.Ball, A. and Allen, C.,(2007). The Benefit of Teaching and Learning about Agriculture in Elementary and Junior High Schools. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 48, No. 3.
  • Knobloch, N.A.(2008). Factors of teacher beliefs related to integrating agriculture into elementary school classrooms. Agricultural Human Values, 25(529-539).
  • Powell, D., Agnew, D. and Trexler, C., (2008). Agricultural Literacy: Clarifying a vision for Practical Application. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 49, No. 1.
  • Stephenson, L. G., Warnick, B. K. and Tarpley, R. (2008). Collaboration Between Science and Agriculture Teachers.Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 49, No. 4.
  • Swafford, M., Terry, R. (2006). Assessment of references to agriculture in a middle grades science textbook. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research. Vol. 56, No. 1.
  • Thompson, G. W. and Warnick, B. K., (2007). Integrating Science into the Agricultural Education Curriculum: Do Science and Agriculture Teachers Agree? Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 48, No. 3.
  • Wright, D., Stewart, B. R. and Birkenholz, R. J., (1994). Agricultural Awarness of Eleventh Grade Students in Rural Schools. Journal of Agricultural Education Vol. 35, No. 4.

FEN EĞİTİMİNDE YENİ BİR KAVRAM: TARIMSAL FARKINDALIK İlköğretim öğretmen adaylarının genel, Fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının özel durumu

Year 2011, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 15 - 25, 25.10.2011

Abstract

Bugünün gençliğinin çevresel ve tarımsal farkındalığının gelecek nesillerin yaşamında oldukça etkilisonuçlarının olacağı yadsınamaz bir gerçektir. Alan yazında yer alan pek çok çalışmada, bireylerin tarımla ilgili yanlış kavramalara sahip oldukları ortaya konmuştur. Bu çalışmada ise fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının tarım hakkındaki anlayışlarını içeren özel durumlarının incelendiği bir araştırma çalışması ile bu çalışmanın ön çalışması olan ilköğretim farklı alan öğretmen adaylarının tarımsal farkındalık konusundaki genel durumunun irdelendiği bir araştırma yer almaktadır. Hem ön çalışması hem de temel araştırma nitel-nicel karma yaklaşımla düzenlenmiştir. Ön çalışmada, tarımsal farkındalık kavramının öğretmen adaylarındaki yansımalarının anlaşılabilmesi için bir anket oluşturulmuş ve sonrasında görüşmeler yoluyla üç yüz on öğretmen adayından veriler toplanmıştır. Toplanan verilerin istatistiksel analizi, ilköğretim öğretmen adaylarından matematik alanındakilerin sosyal bilgiler alanındakilerden ve sosyal bilgiler alanındakilerin de fen bilgisi alanındakilerden tarımın anlamı ve önemi konusunda daha yüksek farkındalıkta olduklarını ortaya koymuştur. Ön çalışma baz alınarak hazırlanan temel çalışmada ise otuz fen bilgisi öğretmen adayının tarımsal farkındalığı detaylı olarak incelenmiş ve araştırma verileri ankete ek olarak oluşturulan bir elektronik günlük vasıtasıyla bir sosyal paylaşım sitesinde tartışma metodu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Oluşturulan günlük, altı haftayı kapsamakta ve her hafta araştırmacılar tarafından sunulan bir durum sonunda sorulan soruların tartışılarak cevaplanmasını içermektedir. Günlüklerin nitel değerlendirmesi ile anket sorularına verilen cevapların nicel sonuçları bir araya getirilerek tarımsal farkındalıkla ilgili 3 sav ortaya konmuştur. Bu araştırma çalışmasının sonuçları, öğretmen adaylarının özellikle fen bilgisi alanında okuyanların tarımın tanımı ve ilgili kavramlar ile tarımın sosyal ve küresel önemi konusunda yeterli düzeyde anlayış geliştiremediklerini vurgular niteliktedir

References

  • Bellah KA, Dyer JE (2006). Attitudes and Stages of Concern of Elementary Teachers Toward Agriculture as a Context for Teaching Across Grade Level Content Area Standards. Journal of Agricultural Education, Vol. 47, Num 4.
  • Birkenholz, B., Frick, M., Gartin, S., Hoover, T., Jewel, L., Terry, R., Bishop, D., Steward, B. (1992). Strategies to Promote Agricultural Literacy. ED 354 365
  • Cannon, J. G. Broyles, T. W. Seibel, G. A. and Anderson, R., (2009). Summer Enrichment Programs: Providing Agricultural Literacy and Career Exploration to Gifting and Talented Students. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 50. No. 2.
  • Frick, M. J., Birkenholz, R. J. and Matchmes, K., (1995). Rural and Urban Adult Knowledge and Perceptions of Agriculture. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 36, No. 2.
  • Harris CR., Birkenholz RJ (1996). Agricultural literacy of Missouri secondary school educators. Journal of Agricultural Education, Vol. 37, Num.2.
  • Hubert, D., Frank, A., Igo, C. (2000). Environmental and Agricultural Literacy Education. Water, Air and soil Pollution, 123 (525-532).
  • Humphrey JK., Steward BR., Linhardt RE (1994). Preservice Elementary Education Majors’ Knowledge of and Perceptions Toward Agriculture. Journal of Agricultural Education Vol.35, Num 2.
  • Knobloch NA., Martin RA (2002). Teachers characteristics explaining the extent of agricultural awareness activities integrated into the elementary curriculum. Journal of Agricultural Education, Vol. 43, Num 4.
  • Knobloch, N. A.Ball, A. and Allen, C.,(2007). The Benefit of Teaching and Learning about Agriculture in Elementary and Junior High Schools. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 48, No. 3.
  • Knobloch, N.A.(2008). Factors of teacher beliefs related to integrating agriculture into elementary school classrooms. Agricultural Human Values, 25(529-539).
  • Powell, D., Agnew, D. and Trexler, C., (2008). Agricultural Literacy: Clarifying a vision for Practical Application. Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 49, No. 1.
  • Stephenson, L. G., Warnick, B. K. and Tarpley, R. (2008). Collaboration Between Science and Agriculture Teachers.Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 49, No. 4.
  • Swafford, M., Terry, R. (2006). Assessment of references to agriculture in a middle grades science textbook. Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research. Vol. 56, No. 1.
  • Thompson, G. W. and Warnick, B. K., (2007). Integrating Science into the Agricultural Education Curriculum: Do Science and Agriculture Teachers Agree? Journal of Agricultural Education. Vol. 48, No. 3.
  • Wright, D., Stewart, B. R. and Birkenholz, R. J., (1994). Agricultural Awarness of Eleventh Grade Students in Rural Schools. Journal of Agricultural Education Vol. 35, No. 4.
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Primary Language Turkish
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Hasan Celal Akgül This is me

Esra Macaroğlu Akgül

Publication Date October 25, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 1 Issue: 1

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APA Akgül, H. C., & Macaroğlu Akgül, E. (2011). FEN EĞİTİMİNDE YENİ BİR KAVRAM: TARIMSAL FARKINDALIK İlköğretim öğretmen adaylarının genel, Fen bilgisi öğretmen adaylarının özel durumu. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 1(1), 15-25. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.42095