International Research on Education for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood / edited by John Siraj-Blatchford, Cathy Mogharreban, Eunhye Park.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Siraj-Blatchford, John., editor.

Mogharreban, Cathy., editor.

Park, Eunhye., editor.

Series:

International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, 2468-8754 ; 14

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

International education.

Comparative education.

Education and state.

Early Childhood Education.

International and Comparative Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Local Subjects:

Early Childhood Education.

International and Comparative Education.

Educational Policy and Politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2016.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.

Summary:

This book offers a perspective on Education for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood (ESDEC) that is far removed from the ‘business as usual’ notion of an extended, predominantly environmental, educational curriculum for preschools. It presents a vision of sustainable development that has relevance to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from birth to school; it is relevant as much to homes, family support and health settings as it is to educational settings, and is as much concerned with health and wellbeing as with education. The book provides a perspective that is fundamentally embedded in notions of interdependency. It places an emphasis upon the importance of recognising the interdependency of peoples within and between nation states; the ecological interdependencies of the natural world; of humanity and nature; and most significantly the interdependency of adults and children. These emphases have their origins in the grassroots studies included in the ten chapters representing countries from around the world. The book reflects the idea that only global solutions and initiatives are capable of addressing the global challenges of climate change, environmental pollution, and global threats to ecological systems and biodiversity.

Contents:

Preface: John Siraj-Blatchford

1. Education for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood Care and Education: An Introduction; John Siraj-Blatchford and Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

2. The OMEP ESD Research and Development Project; John Siraj-Blatchford

3. Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development in Chile; Selma Simonstein

4. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in China; Xin Zhou , Zhanlan Liu, Chunhong Han and Guangheng Wang

5. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in Kenya; Mercy Macharia and Njeri Kimani

6. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in Korea; Eunhye Park

7. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in Norway; Marianne Presthus Heggen

8. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in Portugal; Vítor Oliveira and Assuncao Folque

9. Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development in Sweden; Anne Kultti, Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Jonna Larsson and Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson

10. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in Turkey; Gelengül Haktanır, Tülin Güler and Deniz Kahriman Öztürk

11. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in the UK; John Siraj-Blatchford

12. Early Childhood Education For Sustainable Development in the USA; Cathy Mogharreban and Shannon Green

13. Towards a Research Programme for Early Childhood Education for Sustainable Development; John Siraj-Blatchford

Appendix: The Environmental Rating Scale for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood (ERS-SDEC).

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.