About this ebook
Elliott, Ärlemalm-Hagsér, and Davis have brought together a collection of studies that offer new insights and approaches to ECEfS which challenge dominant narratives surrounding early childhood education and sustainability, including topics such as:
- how diverse worldviews and cultures challenge perceptions of sustainability;
- how bold national early education policies and urgent shifts in teacher education are imperative for driving transformative practices; and,
- how ECEfS curriculum and pedagogy can be incorporated successfully into early years settings.
This book will both inspire researchers and more deeply enable early years’ educators to practise sustainability with children, and so will be of great interest to scholars, lecturers, and researchers, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students, across the increasingly intersecting fields of sustainability and early childhood education.
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About the author
Sue Elliott is Senior Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator in Early Childhood Education at the University of New England, Australia. She is an experienced practitioner, academic, author, and researcher in early childhood education with a focus on education for sustainability, outdoor playspaces, and forest preschools.
Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér is Professor in early childhood teacher education at Mälardalen University, Sweden. Her research focus is on education for sustainability and children's participation and agency within policy and practices.
Julie Davis is Adjunct Professor in the School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. She is an active researcher in ECEfS through ongoing research projects, publications, and conference presentations both in Australia and internationally.
