Theatre and Sea Turtles: An Intervention in Biodiversity Education

Emel OKURBERBEROGLU; Sukran Yalcin OZDİLEK; Bektas SONMEZ; Ozlem Sila OLGUN

doi:https://doi.org/10.20876/ijobed.87921

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Theatre and Sea Turtles: An Intervention in Biodiversity Education

Authors:

Emel OKURBERBEROGLU | Sukran Yalcin OZDİLEK | Bektas SONMEZ | Ozlem Sila OLGUN

Publisher:

Mustafa Serdar KÖKSAL

Journal:

International Journal Of Biology Education 2014 Vol.3 Issue 1b, pp.24-40

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000808697

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2147-4990

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20876/ijobed.87921

Abstract:

 

Biodiversity is an important part of the ecology and sustainable development. Turkey is a developing country and sustainable development is difficult for Turkey because of adopting Mickey Mouse economic development model. In other words, the economic development is in front of the sustainable development. However, Turkey has biodiversity richness so rural people’s biodiversity education is especially so important. One of this richness is seat turtles (C. mydas and C. caretta). Hatay, Samandag beaches are important nesting areas for these sea turtles so research groups of this study are from Samandag. There were two groups (experimental and control), and 206 6th grade student in this study. The aim of this study is to determine the increasing knowledge level of the students about the sea turtles life and the conservation ways of them. A theatre performance was used as an intervention. The quantitative approach was adopted in order to develop a knowledge test. We reached two results in this study: (1) The theat re method is effective in order to gain knowledge about sea turtles, (2) the theatre method is more successful than lecturing on increasing knowledge level of students about sea turtles.

Article Details

Theatre and Sea Turtles: An Intervention in Biodiversity Education

Authors: Emel OKURBERBEROGLU | Sukran Yalcin OZDİLEK | Bektas SONMEZ | Ozlem Sila OLGUN

Publisher: Mustafa Serdar KÖKSAL

Journal: International Journal Of Biology Education 2014 Vol.3 Issue 1b, pp.24-40

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 2/2014

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000808697

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2147-4990

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20876/ijobed.87921

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Authors:

Emel OKURBERBEROGLU | Sukran Yalcin OZDİLEK | Bektas SONMEZ | Ozlem Sila OLGUN

Publisher:

Mustafa Serdar KÖKSAL

Journal:

International Journal Of Biology Education 2014 Vol.3 Issue 1b, pp.24-40

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

2/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000808697

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2147-4990

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20876/ijobed.87921