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ERIC Number: EJ605424
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-1350-293X
Emerging Knowledge of Distant Environments: An International Study of Four and Six Year Olds in England, Slovenia and Greece.
Palmer, Joy; Suggate, Jennifer; Bajd, Barbara; Tsaliki, Elisavel; Duraki, Danica; Paraskevopoulos, Stephanos; Razpet, Nada; Dimec, Darja Skribe
European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v7 n2 p17-38 1999
Investigated the nature and origins of early ideas about the environment held by children. Found that data explain aspects of the knowledge children have about various environments before they enter school, the development of this knowledge from ages 4 to 6, and young children's developing understanding of the impacts of environmental changes. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Environment, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Global Warming, Individual Development, Knowledge Level, Preschool Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Deforestation; England; Environmental Attitudes; Environmental Problems; Environmentalism; Greece; Slovenia