Ecological Footprint Awareness Program… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Program, Communication Behavior Communication

Age range

60 month–72 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Burdur, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study was conducted using a cluster randomized controlled pretest-posttest experimental design. It was carried out in four kindergartens located in a city center between April and June 2023. Two of the kindergartens were assigned to the intervention group while the other two were assigned to the control group. Data was collected using the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale for Children (EFAS-C). The training program was conducted with the children in the intervention group for four weeks, with a 40-minute session each week. The program covered one topic each week, which included waste management, water and energy use, food consumption, and transportation. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired groups t-test, and independent groups t-test, with a 95% confidence interval and p<.05 significance level.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

enrolled in the schools where the study was conducted
Approved by their family to participate in the study,
60-72 months old

Exclusion criteria

participation in less than 2/3 of the intervention protocol

Treatment and study plan

Ecological Footprint Awareness Program

Behavioral

The program was conducted for four weeks, one day each week, for 40 minutes. Each week, a different topic was addressed such as waste evaluation, water and energy usage, food consumption, and transportation. The program was created in line with expert opinions and literature. The sessions were based on the principles of the Social Cognitive Learning Theory, developed by Bandura, which includes mutual determinism, symbolization, anticipatory capacity, vicarious learning, self-regulation capacity, and self-judgment capacity. During each session, various techniques such as animation, drawing, storytelling, memory cards, and games were employed. To ensure the program's content was appropriate for children's development, the opinions of two experts from the child development department of the university were obtained.

Primary outcomes

Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale for 60-72 Month-old Children scores

Time frame: four weeks

ıt contains five themes, including 'Water and energy use,' 'Waste utilization,' 'Food consumption,' and 'Transportation'. It contains a total of 19 items, which are asked through a game and story structure. he scale is divided into two sections: a game section and a story section. In the game section, children are shown pictures and asked how the characters should behave. In the story section, children are told a story and asked which character is behaving in an environmentally friendly way. Children who answer correctly receive a score of "1", while those who answer incorrectly receive a score of "0". The total score is used to measure environmental awareness. The KR-20 coefficient for internal consistency reliability of the EKAY-O was calculated as 0.66.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Ecological Footprint Awareness Program in 60-72 Months Children: A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Feb 8, 2024
Registry last updated: Feb 8, 2024

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