Investigation of The Effect of The Forest School Education Model on The Development of Preschool Children: Samsun Canik Namiye-Mümin Erol Forest School Example

Abstract

This research aims to examine the effect of the "Forest School Education Model" on the development of preschool children. Qualitative research methods were used in the research. The study is in the case study model, which is a type of qualitative research management. In this regard, an examination was carried out in three dimensions: educator, student and parent. The study group consists of 5-6 year old students (n=3) attending Canik Belediye Evleri Kindergarten, their parents (n=5) and educators working at Canik Namiye-Mümin Erol Forest School (n=4). Semi-structured interview forms and student observation forms were used as data collection tools. The research data were transferred to the Nvivo program and analyzed using the content analysis method. As a result of the analyzed data, a code list was created. The code list is assigned to the appropriate previously created themes. During the coding process, same markings were determined as consensus and different markings were determined as disagreement. Reliability was calculated with the formula “consensus/consensus + disagreement x 100”. The reliability rate in the study was determined to be 91%.

Keywords

• forest school
• alternative education
• out-of-class practices