Local environmental experiences of middle school students in art education in Turkey

ABSTRACT

This study focuses on the local environment activity process, conducted within the context of place-based art education. The research was designed as a holistic single-case study and was conducted with 25 middle school students aged 10–11, who were studying in the 5th grade in Turkey. Criterion sampling was used to determine the study group. The data were collected through worksheets, participant diaries, course evaluation forms, and artistic works and were analysed inductively. The findings indicate that students could think critically and feel the place physically, emotionally, socially, and individually by questioning and observing the local environment.

KEYWORDS:

• Art education
• place-based art education
• environmental art education
• local environment
• middle school

Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the anonymous reviewers and the editor for their valuable comments and suggestions for revising and improving our manuscript.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.