Dincel, DenizYildiz, Ahmet2026-02-032026-02-0320250095-89641940-1892https://doi.org/10.1080/00958964.2025.2498885https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34763This study explores the impact of environmental ideologies on the environmental education programs of non-governmental organizations active in Turkey. The study group comprises six different non-governmental organizations, which are divided into two main groups according to their environmental ideologies: reformists and radicals. Data were generated from document analyses, in-depth interviews and direct, participatory observations. The research results demonstrated that the majority of the environmental education programs in Turkey are run by reformist environmental non-governmental organizations that consider the environmental issue from an anthropocentric and apolitical perspective and generally concentrate on behavior modification and awareness-raising by using standard education materials. In contrast, non-governmental organizations within the radical group adopt an ecocentric approach, and consider environmental problems to be the outcome of the growth-focused mainstream economic system. As a reflection of this view in their educational activities, they problematize capitalist globalization and demand structural and policy changes.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessenvironmental ideologyenvironmental educationanthropocentrismecocentrismnon-governmental organizationqualitative researchArticle56536838910.1080/00958964.2025.2498885Q1WOS:0014880637000012-s2.0-105005529156Q1