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Early Childhood Education for Sustainability: The usefulness of eliciting pre-service teachers’ stories of their connectedness to nature
RUN Regional Futures Conference, 2016 (Rockhampton, Australia, 21-Jun-2016–24-Jun-2016)
Regional Universities Network (RUN)
2016
Abstract
Foregrounding this project is a commitment to nurturing children's intrinsic ecological identities and engaging seriously with the place of nature in early childhood education. Children have an important contribution to make to the world and an important role in shaping its future. The University of the Sunshine Coast is one of many universities now including information about the importance of early childhood education for sustainability in their teacher education courses. Linked to a belief in the importance of early childhood education for sustainability, this presentation shares strategies for impassioning early child educators to build children's connectedness with nature and for recognising their own professional role involves reconnecting people - especially children and families - with nature. In this case study 30 early childhood preservice teachers have been engaged in reflection and representation of their personal stories and connections with nature and natural environments. Reminding them of their tender relationship with the earth, their stories and artmaking highlight how experiences in nature have promoted and strengthened 'connectedness' with nature and within and support their intentions as early childhood educators promoting issues of sustainability.
Details
- Title
- Early Childhood Education for Sustainability: The usefulness of eliciting pre-service teachers’ stories of their connectedness to nature
- Authors
- Alison L Black (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
- Conference details
- RUN Regional Futures Conference, 2016 (Rockhampton, Australia, 21-Jun-2016–24-Jun-2016)
- Publisher
- Regional Universities Network (RUN)
- Date published
- 2016
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451306102621
- Output Type
- Conference poster
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