업사이클링을 활용한 친환경 생활용품 제작 프로그램이 초등학생의 환경친화적 태도와 환경소양에 미치는 영향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the impact of eco-friendly household goods production programs using upcycling on elementary school students' environmentally friendly attitudes and environmental literacy. The study was conducted by setting 32 students (13 men and 19 women) in 2 classes in the 6th grade of N Elementary School located in B Metropolitan City as a research group. In the research group, various tests and impressions were conducted after 10 classes related to the environment and upcycling to find out the effect. To carry out this study, a preliminary test paper on environmentally friendly attitudes and environmental literacy was first conducted before class treatment, and the results were compared and analyzed after 10 classes. The results of this study are as follows. First, it was found that the eco-friendly household goods production program using upcycling had a significant effect on the improvement of environmentally friendly attitudes of elementary school students. Second, it was found that the eco-friendly household goods production program using upcycling had a significant effect on the improvement of environmental literacy of elementary school students. Third, looking at the students' impressions after the upcycling-based eco-friendly household goods production program, it can be seen that interest in environmental issues has increased, and after upcycling, environmentally friendly attitudes and views of the environment have changed positively. Based on the above results, the eco-friendly household goods production program using upcycling is considered an effective educational method to solve Earth's environmental problems and improve students' attitudes to protect the environment or mind.