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Eco-STEAM Education and Eco-Anxiety in Primary School Children
Sponsor: İSTANBUL 29 MAYIS ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Summary
This study examined changes in environmental worry and related feelings among second-grade primary school children who participated in an Eco-STEAM educational programme in Istanbul, Turkey. Eco-STEAM combines ecology activities with science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The main questions were: * Did children's eco-anxiety scores change from before to after the programme within each group? * Did the programme group and the comparison group differ in eco-anxiety scores before or after the programme? The study included 62 children in two existing classes. One class of 30 children participated in the Eco-STEAM programme, while the other class of 32 children continued its usual classroom instruction. The classes were not assigned randomly. Children in the Eco-STEAM group participated in 18 activities over eight weeks, with three class periods on one day each week. Activities included observing nature, exploring the water cycle, making a windsors, building miniature ecosystem models and creating art with natural materials. Children in both groups completed the nine-item Children's Eco-Anxiety Scale before and after the programme. The questionnaire asked about environmental worry, fear, sadness and related feelings. Scores were compared within and between the groups.
Official title: Eco-STEAM Vs. Eco-Anxiety: Examining STEAM-Based Ecology Activities in Primary School
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
7 Years - 8 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
62
Start Date
2025-04-07
Completion Date
2025-06-20
Last Updated
2026-11-02
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Eco-STEAM Educational Programme
An ecology-based educational programme integrating science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics through nature observation, inquiry, tool making, modelling and artistic expression. Activities included exploring the water cycle, constructing windsors, creating miniature ecosystem models and working with natural materials. The researcher delivered the programme with the classroom teacher assisting and observing. Sessions used classroom, school-garden and nearby-park settings and included brief reflective discussions.
Locations (1)
İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi
Istanbul, Ümraniye, Turkey (Türkiye)