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Thoughts on Why and How to Promote Sustainable Practices in Early Years Education

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posted on 2023-08-30, 19:48 authored by Hazel R. Wright, Paulette Luff, Opeyemi E. Osadiya
It is important to introduce ideas and practices to encourage young children to act sustainably so that this becomes habitual and continues in adulthood. An examination of global developments for environmental action provides a context for a more specific focus on work in Early Years contexts which, it is noted, most commonly originates in Australia and Scandinavia. The UK is active but lagging behind their lead, relying on pockets of activity in certain university centres. Noting, also, a need to train staff to teach young children sustainable behaviours, how this can be done is illustrated through an action research project which helped a playgroup to establish a wildlife garden where children could learn about and care for plants and animals. Returning to the broader global picture, the chapter concludes by stressing the need for joint adult-child action to protect the planet in/on which all humans live.

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  • Yes

Page range

272-293

Number of pages

343

ISSN

2329-5929

Publisher

IGI Global

Place of publication

Hershey, PA

Title of book

International Perspectives on Modern Developments in Early Childhood Education

ISBN

9781799825036

Editors

Cristina A. Huertas-Abril, María Elena Gómez-Parra

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2022-04-12

Legacy creation date

2022-04-12

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine & Social Care

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