| Description |
1 online resource (189 pages) |
| Series |
TACTYC |
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TACTYC
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Introduction -- Education for Sustainability: A central concern for educators? -- Widening our perceptions and definitions of EfS -- Preparing educators for EfS -- Embedding EfS in ECEC -- The structure of the book -- References -- 2. Early childhood education and care for sustainability: Historical context and current challenges -- Introduction -- The last twenty years and onwards |
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Placing ECEfS on the agenda for policy and researchRecent research in the area of sustainability in ECEC -- Current challenges for ECEfS policy, practice and research -- Conclusion: ECEC and children as global citizens -- Questions for you to consider -- Notes -- Further reading -- References -- 3. Towards a pedagogy of hope: Sustainability education in the early years -- Introduction -- The end is nigh: Common narratives of crisis driving EfS -- In search of a hopeful starting point in the early years |
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Reframing the sustainable development goals for the early yearsPutting this approach into practice: The story of Silverhill -- Conclusion -- Questions for you to consider -- Further reading -- References -- 4. The place of expressive arts in early childhood education and care for sustainability -- Introduction -- Research into arts in ECECfS -- Seeking insights from the research -- Learning through story and imagination -- Knowledgeable, confident educators -- Making and strengthening connections -- Further potential of expressive arts for sustainability |
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Questions for you to considerFurther reading -- References -- 5. Nestling into the world: The importance of place and mutuality in the early years -- Introduction -- Nestling in early childhood -- Place: The first of all beings -- Range -- â#x80;#x98;Natural placesâ#x80;#x99; for learning: The garden and the forest -- Developmental attachment to nature -- Knowing your place in the world in the Early Years -- Children, place and sustainability -- Pedagogies of place -- Implications for practice -- Questions for you to consider -- Further reading -- References |
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6. Yes we can!: Young children learning to contribute to an enabling societyIntroduction -- Dispositions to contribute to an enabling society -- Pedagogies for participating in an enabling community -- Yes we can! -- Conclusion -- Questions for you to consider -- Notes -- Further reading -- References -- 7. Education for sustainability in Hungarian kindergartens -- Introduction -- The indoor-outdoor natural possibilities of the kindergarten with regards to sustainability -- The open-air kindergarten movement -- The practice of recycling in the kindergarten |
| Notes |
""Solutions and methods deriving from the Hungarian traditions in the framework of kindergarten education"" |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Early childhood education -- Case studies
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Sustainability -- Study and teaching (Early childhood) -- Case studies
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Early childhood education
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Evans, David
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| ISBN |
9781315295848 |
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1315295849 |
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