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Gearing Up for Sustainability Education in Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC): Exploring Practices and Pedagogies by Means of Collegial Reflection and Discussion
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Furu, Ann-Christin; Valkonen, Satu – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
Finnish legislation and policy on early childhood education and care (ECEC) express sustainability as a basic value. The national core curricula state that, during their years in ECEC, all children have the right to develop necessary values, knowledge and skills for living a sustainable life. Furthermore, early years education should be permeated…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Early Childhood Education, Sustainability, Foreign Countries
Sustainability Education in Progress: Practices and Pedagogies in Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care Teaching Practice Settings
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Furu, Ann-Christin; Heilala, Cecilia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
The purpose of this article is to report on a study exploring the sustainability work (i.e., practices and pedagogies related to sustainability education) of Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) teaching practice settings. Recently, the early years and ECEC have gained increasing attention in sustainability education matters.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Sociocultural Patterns, Foreign Countries