A Kindergarten's Journey into Sustainability through the Enviroschools in the "Early Years" Programme

Autor/inn/en	Maxwell, Avril; Mawson, Brent
Titel	A Kindergarten's Journey into Sustainability through the Enviroschools in the "Early Years" Programme
Quelle	In: New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work, 12 (2015) 1, S.14-29 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1176-6662
Schlagwörter	Kindergarten; Sustainability; Environmental Education; Early Childhood Education; Child Care Centers; Preschool Teachers; Rural Schools; Educational Philosophy; Educational Practices; Teacher Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Teacher Collaboration; Administrator Role; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungspraxis; Lehrerverhalten; Ausland; Lehrerkooperation; Neuseeland
Abstract	Over the past decade there has been an increasing visibility and focus on environmentally sustainable practices in early childhood centres in Aotearoa New Zealand. This article discusses a small-scale research project, which investigated a teaching team's journey into sustainability in one rural kindergarten over a nine-month period. Joining the Enviroschools in the Early Years programme provided the teachers with support, resources and a shared focus, and contributed to a sustained commitment to and on-going emphasis on sustainability as a key part of the kindergarten's philosophy and practices. The research found the Enviroschools programme to be a good fit with the early childhood sector and offers support to other early childhood educators contemplating a similar journey. This article also identifies factors significant to the successful transition into sustainability through the Enviroschools in the Early Years programme and the challenges that need to be overcome. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	New Zealand Journal of Teachers' Work. Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Web site: https://ojs.aut.ac.nz/teachers-work/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01