How Can Environmental Sustainability Be Achieved? The Perceptions of Young Children as Expressed through Their Drawings

Autor/in	Spiteri, Jane
Titel	How Can Environmental Sustainability Be Achieved? The Perceptions of Young Children as Expressed through Their Drawings
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood, 54 (2022) 1, S.13-31 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Spiteri, Jane)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7187
DOI	10.1007/s13158-021-00312-9
Schlagwörter	Sustainability; Conservation (Environment); Young Children; Childrens Attitudes; Freehand Drawing; Religion; Foreign Countries; Malta + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Frühe Kindheit; Drawing; Zeichnen; Ausland
Abstract	Even though environmental sustainability (ES) efforts are becoming a critical concern in education (UN, 2015), there is sparse empirical research into children's views about ES. This qualitative case study explores young Maltese children's (aged 3-7 years) perceptions of how ES can be achieved. Data were generated from semi-structured interviews with children, children's drawings and their interpretations of them. Findings show how children believed ES can be achieved by caring for the natural environment, in context, and through their religious faith. They also possessed positive future-focused ideas towards achieving long-term ES. These findings provide the foundation for lifelong learning for sustainability, with important implications for educators, researchers and policymakers. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01