Children's Voices About the State of the Earth
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | International Journal of Early Childhood |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13158-011-0031-0 |
| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | Early childhood education; sustainable development; preschool; child interviews; child perspective |
| Description | This article will present a large project on Education for Sustainable Development. The project was organised by OMEP, the World Organisation for Early Childhood Education, where the authors were the appointed project coordinators. The purpose of ESD is to reorient education towards sustainability. The aims of the project were to gather knowledge about children’s thoughts, comments and understanding of a picture showing the globe and some children, and to enhance the awareness of ESD among early childhood educators. In 2010, OMEP members in 28 countries interviewed 9 142 children aged two to eight years. |