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Beery, Thomas; Fridberg, Marie – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2022
Connectedness to nature (C2N) shows a positive relationship with many factors supporting children's health, wellbeing, and development. In addition, C2N has been shown to have a positive relationship with learning about and caring for nature. Despite a long history of outdoor education in early childhood settings in Sweden, C2N is not a concept…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Natural Resources, Teacher Attitudes, Outdoor Education
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Beery, Thomas; Chawla, Louise; Levin, Peter – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2020
This paper examines the meaning, assessment, and development of connection to nature (C2N) in two- to five-year-old children. It grows out of a Connection to Nature Workshop organized by the University of Florida, Stanford University, the North American Association for Environmental Education, and the Children and Nature Network to evaluate…
Descriptors: Young Children, Natural Resources, Animals, Peer Influence