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The aim of this study is to determine the views of pre-school children living in urban and rural areas on environmental pollution. In this study, the method of quality research has been used by the fact scientific design. The study was conducted with 30 pre-school children. The research data was obtained using focus group conversations and image expression techniques The research results found that children’s environmental perceptions were limited to the beings and concrete objects they encounter in their daily lives. But when the pictures they draw are assessed, the differences are determined according to the place where they live.

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The purpose of this research is to determine the ideas of the preschool children that live in the countryside and in the cities regarding the environmental pollution. Within this study, in which the qualitative research model was used, phenomenological pattern was used.  The study was performed with 30 preschool children. The data of the research were obtained using group interview and expression technique with pictures. According to the results of the environmental perception is limited with the livings and the concrete objects they encounter in daily life. However, when the pictures they drew concerning the environment they live in were examined, the results indicated difference. 

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