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    A Phenomenographic Study on the Concept of Nature and Alienation of Children from Nature
    (Turkish Education Assoc, 2015) Kahyaoglu, Mustafa; Yetisir, M. Ikbal
    It is very difficult to instill a concept and interpretation of nature and a sense of responsibility to protect nature in the minds of children who are increasingly becoming disconnected and alienated from it.. TheFailure to integrate learning environments with nature, despite the continuous increase in the integration between learning environments andmodern technology, is complicating the task of creating perception of nature and awareness in children concerning the problems of nature. This study aims at shedding light on the way the teachers who are responsible for the design of the educational environments, perceive the concept of nature and alienation of children from nature. The phenomenographic research design, which is one of the qualitative research methods, was used in this study. The sample of the study was selected using criterion sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods. The participants of the study are 40 teachers, including 20 elementary school teachers and 20 science teachers, who are assigned to schools located in the center of Diyarbakir province and affiliated with the Provincial Directorate of National Education. 17 (42.5%) of these participants were female and 23 (47.5%) were male. The findings of the study revealed that the teachers interpret the concept of nature under three different categories: these are respectively physical/ visible features of nature, wholeness and function of nature and its importance for the human health. Consequently, inclusion of activities that have the contents of nature in the design of educational programs and relate to children who spend most of their time at school and design of learning environments with models, samples and visual tools which include contents of nature may make it easier for children to perceive and interpret nature.
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    Pre-service teachers' attitudes towards teaching of evolution theory
    (Elsevier Science Bv, 2010) Yetisir, M. Ikbal; Kahyaoglu, Mustafa
    Evolution theory is one of the most debate topics in science teaching because the theory doesn't clarify diversity of livings, similarities and differences amid livings physical, chemical and biological changes of the world. The study aims to introduce Teaching Evolution Theory Attitude Questionnaire developed by researcher. Validity and Reliability of the Questionary was carried out with 273 preservice teachers, 152 male and 121 females. 5. Point likert type scale, having 30 items, which is composed for this purpose, was used as the assessment instrument. Collecting data were analyzed with SPSS program and validity and form of scale was examined with factor analysis. Consequently, it has been confirmed that the scale may be used confidently to determine attitudes toward teaching of Evolution Theory. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.