| Description |
xii, 305 pages : black and white illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Contents: Part 1: 1. What is early childhood education for sustainability? / Julie M. Davis -- 2. Children in the natural world / Sue Elliott -- 3. Leadership for creating cultures of sustainability / Megan Gibson -- 4. Practical possibilities and pedagogical approaches for early childhood education for sustainability / Robert Pratt -- 5. Ethics and pedagogy at the heart of early childhood education for sustainability / Lesley Robinson and Sue Vaealiki; Part 2: 6. Repositioning an ethic of sustainability in early childhood education, with Reconciliation as central / Melinda G. Miller -- 7. The world is flat: ICT and education for sustainability in the early years / Margaret Lloyd -- 8. Healthy and sustainable environments for children and communities / Sue Cooke -- 9. Creating deep and broad change through research and systems approaches in early childhood education for sustainability / Jo-Anne Ferreira and Julie M. Davis |
| Summary |
"Young Children and the Environment tackles one of the biggest contemporary issues of our times - the changing environment - and demonstrates how early education can contribute to sustainable living. An essential text for students in early childhood education and a practical resource for child care practitioners and primary school teachers, it is designed to promote education for sustainability from birth to 8 years. The text refers to national and international initiatives such as ʻSustainable Schoolsʾ, ʻChild Friendly Citiesʾ, and ʻHealth Promoting Schoolsʾ and explores their existing and potential links with early childhood education. Groundbreaking content draws on recent literature in the areas of organisational, educational and cultural change and environmental sustainability. Early childhood case studies and vignettes exemplify leadership in practice, and ʻProvocationsʾ are integrated throughout to inspire new ways of thinking about the environment, the wider world, young children and the transformative power of early education."--Publisher description |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL Ebook Library |
| Subject |
Early childhood education -- Australia.
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Environmental education -- Australia.
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Environmental sciences -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
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Sustainable development -- Study and teaching -- Australia.
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| Author |
Davis, Julie M., editor
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| LC no. |
2010362206 |
| ISBN |
9780521736121 (paperback) |
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