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Milli Egitim, vol.54, no.245, pp.39-78, 2025 (Scopus)
The aim of this study is to examine preschool teachers’experiences with environmental art activities from the perspective of sustainability education. The study was conducted in the spring semester of the 2023–2024 academic year with 20 preschool teachers working in public independent kindergartens in the central districts of İzmir. A phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used. Criterion and typical case sampling techniques, types of purposive sampling, were employed to determine the study group. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews with preschool teachers using an interview form and analyzed using the content analysis method. In this study, concepts such as natural materials, outdoor activities, environmental awareness, and development are expressed under the theme of environmental art. The theme of environmental art activities includes designs made from natural materials, work with recycled materials, and activities in painting. The theme of challenges related to environmental art activities included material shortages, children’s lack of interest, and difficulty in maintaining children’s attention. It was determined that, while preschool teachers’ experiences with environmental art activities were generally consistent with the literature, they faced some challenges and had knowledge gaps regarding these activities from a sustainability education perspective.