Abstract In 2007, Environmental Education Research dedicated a special issue to childhood and environmental education. This paper makes case for 'early childhood' also be in the discussions. Here, I am referring early as before‐school years, focusing on educational settings such childcare centres kindergartens. sector is one of research 'holes' that Reid Scott ask education community have 'courage discuss'. draws survey Australian international journals seeking studies at their intersection....

In this paper we employ ethnographic data to illustrate that disabled children encounter discriminatory notions of 'normality' and 'difference' in both 'special' 'mainstream' schools, these experiences relate the structural forces everyday individual cultural practices adults children. contrast much literature field, examines life from their own perspective. We highlight children's criticisms schools fluid nature lives within educational settings. argue will be prevented becoming fully...

AbstractIn recent times, Australia has recognised and enacted a range of initiatives at service, system community levels that seek to embed sustainability into the early childhood sector. This paper explores impact professional development (PD) session provided opportunities for educators learn share ideas about theory practice generally education (ECEfS) specifically. The PD was entitled 'Living Learning Sustainability in Early Years' offered on three occasions across Tasmania. A total 99...

This article scrutinises the ways in which young children are described and supported as active participants for change within Australian Swedish national steering documents early childhood education. A critical theory lens was applied, combination with document analysis that looked concepts related to environment sustainability – i.e. environmental, social, economic political dimension of development, human place nature, environmental stewardship. Concepts concerned thinking were used...

This study investigated the relationships between knowledge and efficacy for teaching sustainability in a sample of 266 pre-service primary teachers at large, metropolitan university Australia. A survey gathered information about participant's attitudes self-efficacy education sustainability, along with their perceived actual environmental issues. The participants typically believed they were confident abilities to engage increasing increased levels knowledge. However no relationship was...

Campus Kindergarten in Brisbane, Australia, is a community-based organisation for children and families that has embraced change through the evolution of its internationally acclaimed ‘Sustainable Planet Project’. The centre initiated project 1997, introducing range new curriculum pedagogical processes - always with young at heart have led to improvements play spaces, reduced waste, lowered water consumption improved biodiversity. This child-focussed approach reflected way children’s ideas...

In this study, engineers and educators worked together to adapt apply the ecological footprint (EF) methodology an early learning centre in Brisbane, Australia. Results were analysed determine how environmental impact can be reduced at study site more generally across childhood settings. It was found that food, transport energy consumption had largest on centre's overall footprint. energy, centres reduce their through infrastructure cultural change, association with changed curriculum...

THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY Childhood Education for Sustainability (ECEfS) practices with young children from birth to eight years is an emerging area in academic and professional literature. ECEfS reflect growing awareness of the imperative twenty-first century societies respond pressures unsustainable patterns living. This article contributes research by exploring sustainability conceptualisations practice initiatives as reported early childhood teachers, educators, pre-service educators...

AEI Aquaculture Environment Interactions Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 5:255-270 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00109 Ecosystem goods and services from Manila clam culture in Puget Sound: a modelling analysis Camille Saurel1, João G. Ferreira2,*, Dan Cheney3, Andy Suhrbier3, Bill Dewey4, Jonathan Davis5, Jeff Cordell6 1Danish Shellfish Center, DTUAqua, Øroddevej...

Abstract In a study undertaken in Queensland, Australia, analysis of survey that included both qualitative and quantitative questions revealed that, like their Japanese counterparts, early childhood teachers do not have well-developed ideas practices education for sustainability (EfS). Instead, they mainly practise traditional nature-based activities, such as gardening or playing outdoors, teaching about resource conservation through books, posters fact sheets. Teachers’ understandings...

Abstract The early childhood education field has been slow to take up the challenge of sustainability. However, Brisbane's Campus Kindergarten is one centre that making serious efforts in this regard. In 1997, initiated its Sustainable Planet Project involving a variety curriculum and pedagogical activities have led enhanced play spaces, reduced waste, lowered water consumption improved biodiversity. Such changes are not “add-ons”. A study decision-making processes shows culture...

Al Gore's movie An Inconvenient Truth and the British government's Stern Review of economics climate change have provided heightened awareness how humans are over-stretching Earth's life support systems. The health human populations global ecosystems inextricably linked need for fundamental changes in we live is becoming impossible to ignore. While not complete answer, education must be a part imagining transforming our patterns living. Learning embedded educational systems derived from...

Environmental and sustainability issues pose challenges for society. Although education is seen as being a contributor to addressing sustainability, teacher has been slow act in preparing future teachers teach sustainability. Recent Australian curriculum documents nominate one of three cross-curriculum priorities. In university course, an Ecological Footprint Calculator tool employed challenge preservice early childhood consider the their lifestyles means engaging them learning teaching...

Abstract Field experiences for young children are an ideal medium environmental education/education sustainability because of opportunities direct experience in nature, integrated learning, and high community involvement. This research documented the development - 4-5 year old Prep knowledge, attitudes actions/advocacy support endangered native Australian animal, Greater Bilby. Data indicated that gained new changed built a repertoire action/advocacy strategies animal conservation as result...