Respect for Nature – A Prescription for Developing Environmental Awareness in Preschool

dc.creator	Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér
dc.date	2013-01-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:05:10Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:05:10Z
dc.identifier	1855-9719
dc.identifier	2232-2647
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ff4f481bf59c460eb50385d818f1dcb3
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9576
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/ff4f481bf59c460eb50385d818f1dcb3
dc.description	Embedded in the notion of sustainability lies a striving for an environmentally sustainable world and respect and care for the non-human world, as well as efforts to establish social, economic and political justice for all people. This paper deals with education for sustainability in Swedish pre-schools from two perspectives: first, the views held concerning the relationship between human beings and nature; second, young children’s participation and agency. The theoretical underpinning is informed by critical theory with a case study approach. The empirical material is derived from 21 applications, which were from Swedish preschools to be certified with »The Diploma of Excellence in Sustainable Development« (Swedish National Agency for Education). The main findings show that few critical questions are raised about the human-nature relationship inthe applications, even though views concerning the connectedness with,and care and respect for the natural world are emphasised. Children’s participation and agency are neglected in a structure of ready-made views, activities and working methods already imbedded in the current pedagogical practices. Implications for research and practice would be to further explore how the understandings of the relationship between humans and nature are constructed within early childhood education.
dc.language	English
dc.language	Slovene
dc.publisher	University of Ljubljana
dc.relation	http://www.cepsj.si/pdfs/cepsj_3_1/cepsj_3_1_pp25-44-Arlemalm-Hagser.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1855-9719
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2232-2647
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	CEPS Journal : Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 25-44 (2013)
dc.subject	Early childhood education
dc.subject	Education for sustainability
dc.subject	Environmental ethics
dc.subject	Critical theory
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
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dc.title	Respect for Nature – A Prescription for Developing Environmental Awareness in Preschool
dc.type	Article