Picture book as a tool for teaching Ecology

Ekološki problemi danas predstavljaju prijetnju održivosti okoliša, a osnovni uzrok ovih problema je ljudsko ponašanje. CILJ RADA: Istražiti ulogu slikovnice u ekološkom odgoju kao i njen utjecaj na razvoj ekološke svijesti kod djece. Utvrditi utječe li na usvajanja osnova održivog načina života. Uz informacijsko-odgojnu, spoznajnu, iskustvenu i estetsku funkciju, kao i zabavnu funkciju,. Istražiti će se i važnost čitanja slikovnica kao poticaj ranog čitanja kod djece predškolske dobi. ISPITANICI I METODE: Ispitanici su 120 (46 %) roditelja iz cijele Hrvatske i 141 (54 %) odgojitelja diljem Hrvatske. U statističku obradu uključeno je (N=261) ispitanika, ženskog spola je 254, a muškog spola 7. Odgojitelji i roditelji su ispunjavali online anonimni anketni upitnik samostalno osmišljen. U statističkoj obradi korišten je statistički program MedCalc® Statistical Software version 20 i i IBM SPSS Statistics 23. REZULTATI: Utvrdili smo da odgojitelji koriste ekološke slikovnice u svom odgojno-obrazovnom radu s djecom, ali ne dovoljno. Slikovnice koriste kao sredstvo usvajanja ekološke svijesti i ekološkog odgoja kod djece. Pozitivno promišljanje odgojitelja o slikovnicama kao sredstvu ekološkog odgoja pokazalo se točnim. Potvrdili smo da su roditelji ekološki osviješteni, pa tako smatraju i za odgojitelje isto. U svom druženju s djecom rado koriste eko-slikovnice u svojstvu poučavanja ekološko prihvatljivom ponašanju. ZAKLJUČAK: Rad je potvrdio da roditelji i odgojitelji pozitivno promišljaju o ekološkim slikovnicama, vrlo često ih koriste kao sredstvo poučavanja ekološkom odgoju. Potrebno je potaknuti Ministarstvo odgoja i obrazovanja i fakultete na učinkovitije sustavno obrazovanje odgojitelja. Poželjno je poticati kvalitetnu suradnju između odgojitelja i roditelja kako bi uspješno poučavali djecu ekološkom odgoju s ciljem da djeca očuvaju planet i za buduće generacije.Environmental problems today pose a threat to environmental sustainability, and the root cause of these problems is human behavior. AIM: Investigate the role of the picture book in environmental education as well as its impact on the development of environmental awareness in children. Determine whether adoptions affect the foundations of a sustainable lifestyle. Observe in addition to the information-educational, cognitive, experiential and aesthetic function, as well as the entertainment function. The importance of reading picture books as an incentive for early reading in preschool children will also be explored. EXAMINEES AND METHODS: The respondents are 120 (46%) parents from all over Croatia and 141 (54%) educators from all over Croatia. The statistical processing included (N = 261) respondents. Educators and parents completed an online anonymous self-designed survey questionnaire. The statistical program MedCalc® Statistical Software version 20 ii IBM SPSS Statistics 23 was used in the statistical processing RESULTS: We found that educators use ecological picture books in their educational work with children, but not enough. Picture books are used as a means of adopting ecological awareness and ecological upbringing in children. Educators' positive thinking about picture books as a means of ecological education proved to be correct. We have confirmed that parents are environmentally aware, so they consider the same for educators. In their socializing with children, they like to use eco-picture books as a teaching of environmentally friendly behavior. The lack of ecological education is not only present in Croatian kindergartens, but is also manifested throughout the world. CONCLUSION: The paper confirmed that parents and educators think positively about ecological picture books, very often using them as a means of teaching ecological education. It is necessary to encourage the Ministry of Education and the faculty to more effective systematic education of educators. It is desirable to encourage quality cooperation between educators and parents in order to successfully teach children environmental education with the aim that children preserve the planet for future generations