Analysis of TÜBİTAK Bilim Çocuk journals in terms of sustainable environmental content

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the TÜBİTAK Bilim Çocuk journals published by TÜBİTAK between 2018-2022 in terms of sustainable environmental content. In this study, a qualitative research approach was adopted. The data source of this study consists of a total of 60 TÜBİTAK Bilim Çocuk journals published between 2018-2022. Data obtained by document analysis from qualitative data collection methods, were analyzed by the content analysis method, which is one of the qualitative data analysis methods, and were subjected to content analysis in terms of the sustainable content. The most commonly used themes have been Terrestrial life, Responsible production and consumption and Aquatic life. The least used themes were Clean water and sanitary conditions, and Healthy individuals. In this context, it has been proposed to produce content regarding the less frequently used themes. The most frequently used codes in the analyzed journals were determined as the features of the Terrestrial and Aquatic organisms. On the other hand, the least frequently used codes were detected as Eco-friendly products, renewable energy sources, smart cities, the effects of the climate change, smart agriculture and the protection of water sources. In this context, it has been proposed to increase the number of texts containing less frequently used codes. In this context, it is recommended to increase the number of rarely mentioned content in magazines.