Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
The International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, cilt.2, sa.6, ss.7-18, 2018 (Diğer Kurumların Hakemli Dergileri)
Resilience, the capacity to cope with stress and adversity, is universally regarded as a positive and valued trait
(LeBuffe & Naglieri, 2012). The purpose of this study was to explore the potential for nature preschools to support
the development of initiative, self-regulation, and attachment, which are key protective factors that can offset or
moderate the effects of stress and adversity and allow a child to thrive or even by transformed by adversity. The
Deveraux Early Childhood Assessment for Preschoolers, Second Edition (DECA-P2) was used in a pretest and posttest
of a sample of 78 children who attended nature preschools, as well as in a baseline group of 14 children who
attended a non-nature preschool. Results suggest a significant strengthening of these protective factors over the
course of a school year in preschool participants who attended a nature preschool. Implications are discussed in the
context of the study’s limitations.