THE SOCIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE OPERATION OF SUSTAINABLE KINDERGARTEN: STUDENT PRESCHOOL TEACHERS' VIEWS
Abstract
The aim of the present research is to explore
students' views about the social/organizational framework of the operation of
the sustainable kindergarten. The research was conducted between March to May
2017. Case study was chosen as the main method, employing a questionnaire as
the main methodological tool. The research population was the fourth year
students of the Department of Preschool Education Sciences and Educational
Design of the University of the Aegean in Rhodes (Greece). The sample was
selected by random sampling.
The results of this research study indicate that
the majority of students consider the "sustainable school" identical
to "ecological school" and "bioclimatic school", as they
emphasize the infrastructure. It is also noted that the majority of students of
the research sample disagrees with the view that a sustainable kindergarten is
sometimes governed democratically and sometimes in an authoritarian way.
However, the total number of students who express the opposite view or respond
that they do not know, are more than half.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Vasileios Papavasileiou
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Greece
Eleni Nikolaou
Greece
Yota Xanthacou
Greece
Dimitrios Matzanos
Greece
İoannis Papadomarkakis
Greece
Maria Kaila
Greece
Publication Date
December 27, 2017
Submission Date
September 3, 2017
Acceptance Date
November 21, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 1970 Volume: 3 Number: 9
