This article presents an Environmental Identity Development model, which considers the
progression of young children's self-cognitions in relation to the natural world. We …

Purpose: The article investigates how to make a broader understanding of sustainability
relevant for early childhood education (ECE) guided by the four dimensions suggested by …

Integral to the global nature play movement, nature play programs have flourished over the
last decade, both in Australia and internationally. Internationally, there are two prominent …

This chapter traces the notion of early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS) from its
historical beginnings, through policy, curriculum, pedagogy and research perspectives …

The benefits of beginning education for sustainability (EfS) in early childhood education are
becoming widely known. There is growing concern in the western world that children's …

Social and cultural sustainability is outlined as creating surroundings that include and
stimulate positive interactions, such as promoting a sense of community and a feeling of …

Article 42 of the CRC asserts that 'States Parties undertake to make the principles and
provisions of the Convention widely known, by appropriate and active means, to adults and …

This study explored and described the varying ways a group of 6-8-year-old children
understood sustainability-related topics and issues. The findings of this study revealed …

The purpose of this dissertation is twofold. First, it explores how the notion of sustainability is
conceptualized within early childhood education discourses and how it is manifested in …

Through the multiple languages of the arts, many ideas about sustainability can be explored
with young children. This paper discusses the ethical issues involved in the implementation …