Preschool Children's Knowledge about the Environmental Impact of Various Modes of Transport

Autor/inn/en	Borg, Farhana; Winberg, T. Mikael; Vinterek, Monika
Titel	Preschool Children's Knowledge about the Environmental Impact of Various Modes of Transport
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 189 (2019) 3, S.376-391 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Borg, Farhana) ORCID (Winberg, T. Mikael) ORCID (Vinterek, Monika)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1324433
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Children; Knowledge Level; Ecology; Transportation; Pollution; Environment; Climate; Preschool Education; Information Sources; Parents; Sustainable Development; Institutional Characteristics; Certification; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Wissensbasis; Ökologie; Verkehrswesen; Schadstoffbelastung; Umwelt; Klima; Information source; Informationsquelle; Eltern; Nachhaltige Entwicklung; Abschlusszeugnis; Zertifizierung; Schweden
Abstract	This study explored Swedish preschool children's knowledge about the environmental impact of various transport modes, and investigated whether or not eco-certification has any role to play in relation to this knowledge. Additionally, this study examined children's perceived sources of knowledge. Using illustrations and semi-structured questions, 53 children, aged five to six years, from six eco-certified and six non-eco-certified preschools were interviewed. Qualitative and quantitative data were analysed using content analysis and Orthogonal Partial Least Squares Discriminant Analysis (OPLS-DA), respectively. Findings revealed that most of the children had acquired some knowledge about the environmental impact of various transport modes, although some children were not familiar with the word 'environment'. Although the complexity of children's justifications for the environmental impact of different modes of transport tended to be higher at eco-certified preschools compared to non-eco-certified preschools, no statistically significant differences were found. Parents were reported to be a major source of knowledge. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01