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Why Forest Gardening for Children? Swedish Forest Garden Educators' Ideas, Purposes, and Experiences
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Direct linkAlmers, Ellen; Askerlund, Per; Kjellström, Sofia – Journal of Environmental Education, 2018
Utilizing forest gardens as urban settings for outdoor environmental education in Sweden is a new practice. These forest gardens combine qualities of a forest, e.g., multi-layered polyculture vegetation, with those of a school garden, such as accessibility and food production. The study explores both the perceived qualities of forest gardens in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Gardening
Almers, Ellen – Journal of Environmental Education, 2013
What promotes action competence for sustainability? This question is phenomenologically explored through researching in depth the life stories of three Swedish young adults who for several years have limited their own ecological footprints, led environmental initiatives of activist character, engaged in ecosystem protection, and participated in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Competence, Sustainability, Biographies
