“I Protect Nature with My Family” parents views on the eTwinning Project*

Abstract

The main purpose of the study is to express the views of the "Protecting Nature with My Family" eTwinning project, according to parents and parents' views, on the change of attitudes and behaviors of students towards nature. This research is qualitative and is a case study. Research data collected in May, the second semester of the 2018-2019 academic year. With the information obtained
from the field summer scan, a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher was created and the data of the research were collected by conducting face-to-face interviews with 24 parents who were participants of the research. According to the data obtained from the research, the changes in the feelings, attitudes and values related to nature were determined and recorded in the parents involved in the project. Parents who participated in the study stated that they experienced awareness of nature and
that their behavior to contribute to recycling increased, while their children observed an increase in interest in nature and an increase in the desire to spend time in nature.