20.500.12556/RUL-183067 The purpose of the school garden is more than just growing plants The use of a school garden at a particular school depends on the teachers at that school. For this reason, teachers were the target of this study. The objective was to determine the interest of Slovenian lower and upper secondary school teachers in plants, and their attitudes towards the ecosystem services provided by school gardens. The results show that the teachers were highly interested in plants. They had positive attitudes towards the ecosystem services of school gardens (education, habitat and regulatory services, relaxation and enjoyment, and plant cultivation). The teachers’ interest in plants positively correlated with their attitudes towards the ecosystem services provided by school gardens. The results indicate that Slovenian teachers are aware of the importance of school gardens in education. This study confirms the importance of teachers’ attitudes towards the school garden and their knowledge of garden-based learning to achieve a more sustainable future. ecosystem services in-service teacher interest in plants school garden survey ekosistem šolski vrtovi rastline vzgoja in izobraževanje naravoslovje true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-06-03 11:07:26 2026-06-03 11:07:26 2026-06-04 04:11:12 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 Str. 371-383 no. 3 Vol. 60 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 373.32.016:50 2157-6009 10.1080/00219266.2025.2489512 234928131 The_purpose_of_the_school_garden_is_more_than_just_growing_plants.pdf The_purpose_of_the_school_garden_is_more_than_just_growing_plants.pdf 1 9050F1A8E18CA07E7931DD42B6DE6630 3335a22bf78888af785318f78ceb0f32c6189257430dc554cb8f06ab84cae073 f10352ac-5f2b-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=234895 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00219266.2025.2489512 0 9874aa8b-5f2b-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=234894 Pedagoška fakulteta Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0