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Early childhood education for sustainability: origins and inspirations in the work of John Dewey

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posted on 2023-08-30, 15:10 authored by Paulette Luff
In this article, the work of John Dewey is recontextualised and proposed as a basis for contemporary early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS). Five key themes are explored: experiential learning; curiosity and critical thinking; children’s experiences in nature; democracy and participation; and classroom as community. In each case, claims are made through aligning the work of Dewey with exemplars from current early childhood practice. The focus is reflection upon the educator as facilitator of dynamic interactions between the learner and her/his experiences, fostering individual growth, influencing social change and, thus, creating possibilities for implementation of ECEfS within early years classrooms.

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Refereed

  • Yes

Volume

46

Issue number

4

Page range

447-455

Publication title

Education 3-13

ISSN

1475-7575

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

File version

  • Accepted version

Language

  • eng

Legacy posted date

2018-02-28

Legacy creation date

2018-02-26

Legacy Faculty/School/Department

ARCHIVED Faculty of Health, Social Care & Education (until September 2018)

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