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Breanna C. Beaver; Lisa A. Borgerding – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2023
Climate change is an urgent global issue that requires concern and action among a climate literate citizenry. Early childhood climate change education (CCE) affords strong potential for developing this climate literate citizenry. Early childhood educators are critical for this endeavor, and their climate change perspectives, teaching practices,…
Descriptors: Climate, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Education, Teacher Attitudes
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Ernst, Julie; Burgess, Eva; Bruno, Lexi – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
Preschools and other early childhood education and care settings are influential in the promotion of physical activity (PA) for young children. This study utilized the Yamax Digiwalker pedometer within a quasi-experimental design to quantitatively explore the influence of nature preschools on the PA of 154 preschool-aged children. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Preschool Children
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Boileau, Elizabeth; Dabaja, Ziad F.; Harwood, Debra – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
In 2015, Canada adopted the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development and committed to its 17 sustainable development goals aiming to address issues of social, economic and environmental nature (United Nations, n.d.). Although Canada proposed an Indicator Framework with measurable targets to track progress on certain goals, these are still in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
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Ginsburg, Julia L.; Audley, Shannon – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2020
To support a sustainable planet, preschools need to engage young children with sustainability education. In the United States of America (USA), nature-based preschool programs are likely to promote environmental science and nature education, given their outdoor curricula, but very little is known about how these programs might also cultivate…
Descriptors: Climate, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development, Beliefs