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Julie Ernst; Claire Underwood; Thelma Nayquonabe – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2023
Empathy can be a powerful means for positive social change and for caring action toward wildlife and nature. Thus, there is a need for interventions that build the capacity of early childhood educators to support empathy development in young children, given the critical developmental period of early childhood and the relevance of empathy to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Outdoor Education, Empathy, Young Children
Marja-Leena Rönkkö; Juli-Anna Aerila; Sara Sintonen – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2023
Natural materials provide children opportunities for artistic engagement, which encourages a dialogue between children and material and provides a platform for children to discuss their perspectives on significant issues like sustainable futures. This article examines the land art characters created by pre-primary education children in the garden…
Descriptors: Natural Resources, STEM Education, Art Education, Gardening
Paulsen, Christine Andrews; Carroll, Erin; Paulsen, Olivia; Andrews, Jessica Rueter – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
An independent evaluation of an environmental science program that combined digital media with hands-on activities (called "Plum Landing") was conducted in 2020. The study included 32 families with six- to eight-year-old children. The evaluation assessed the extent to which the program was successful at promoting connectedness to nature,…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Young Children, Childrens Attitudes, Family Attitudes
Beasy, Kim; Emery, Sherridan; Nailon, Di; Boyd, Diane – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
Skills 4 Kids (S4K) Cafes is a program of intergenerational community skill-sharing events that offers a form of professional learning for early childhood educators to connect with SDG 4 Quality Education. The S4K model is an alternative 'side by side' approach to supporting educators to develop their pedagogical practice in the community, while…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Faculty Development, Intergenerational Programs, Educational Quality
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
Dunst, Carl J. – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2020
Young children birth to 6-years of age and their families were each studied for 6 months to identify the everyday family and community activities that were sources of informal everyday learning opportunities. The participants included 115 children with identified disabilities or developmental delays and 91 children without disabilities or delays.…
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmental Delays, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Opportunities
Gull, Carla; Bogunovich, Jessica; Goldstein, Suzanne Levenson; Rosengarten, Tricia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
Loose parts is often an ambiguous term with different interpretations depending on the context. Using the search parameters, a scoping review was implemented to narrow down over 2,400 articles related to "loose parts," "early childhood," and "outdoor classrooms" to 15 articles for in-depth review. From the selected…
Descriptors: Definitions, Early Childhood Education, Outdoor Education, Play
Malone, Karen; Moore, Sarah Jane – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
This paper draws on a research study that builds on a long and rich history of research in environmental education focusing on the value of learning through everyday experiences with the more than human. This study specially focused on very young children's experiences of ecologies and explored the unique opportunities sensorially rich bodily…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Young Children, Ecology
Gull, Carla; Goldenstein, Suzanne Levenson; Rosengarten, Tricia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2018
This study examined the benefits and risks associated with tree climbing on child development and resiliency. A mixed method survey instrument was administered to parents of children aged 3-13 years who climbed trees. The survey examined demographics, details of tree climbing activities, and the type of injuries that have resulted from this type…
Descriptors: Child Development, Resilience (Psychology), Risk, Recreational Activities
Ernst, Julie – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2018
In the context of the importance of nature experiences in supporting development during early childhood and toward encouraging the use of natural outdoor settings with young children, research was undertaken to explore potential relationships among parents' and young children's preferences regarding outdoor play settings and young children's…
Descriptors: Play, Young Children, Parents, Attitude Measures
McVittie, Janet – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2018
This paper reports on a study of day care children, ages 2 years 6 months to almost 5 years old, who visited a naturalized area near their day care once a week, over several months. The focus of this paper is on the embodied learning and expression of children's learning, along with their use of oral language. The children engaged in some…
Descriptors: Play, Natural Resources, Child Care Centers, Young Children