Young Children's Play and Environmental Education in Early Childhood Education

• Main Authors: Cutter-Mackenzie, Amy (Author), Edwards, Susan (Author), Moore, Deborah (Author), Boyd, Wendy (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Education,
• Subjects: Education.; Child development.; Sustainable development.; Childhood Education.; Sustainable Development.

In an era in which environmental education has been described as one of the most pressing educational concerns of our time, further insights are needed to understand how best to approach the learning and teaching of environmental education in early childhood education. In this book we address this c...

Table of Contents:

• 1. A Challenge for Early Childhood Environmental Education?; Amy Cutter-Mackenzie & Susan Edwards
• 2. Play-based Learning in Early Childhood Education; Deborah Moore & Susan Edwards
• 3. Environmental Education and Pedagogical Play in Early Childhood Education; Susan Edwards & Amy Cutter-Mackenzie
• 4. Jeanette: Pond Life; Amy Cutter-Mackenzie & Wendy Boyd
• 5. Josh: Small is Beautiful; Wendy Boyd & Amy Cutter-Mackenzie
• 6. Robyn: Worms Underground; Deborah Moore & Susan Edwards
• 7. A Challenge Reconsidered: Play-based Learning in Early Childhood Environmental Education; Susan Edwards & Amy Cutter-Mackenzie.