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- Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Eva, et al.
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Education for sustainability in Swedish preschools - two research and development programs
- 2024
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Ingår i: Abstract book. Sustainability from the Start..
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Preschool teachers play an important role in preparing children to become responsible and competent citizens in the future for their communities and globally. EfS equips children with requisite knowledge and skills needed to create a sustainable future. The Swedish curriculum for the preschool Lpfö 2018 explicitly incorporates EfS from a holistic perspective integrating environmental, social and economic dimensions. Despite this, research indicates that many preschool teachers and principals still find the concept of sustainability as complex and abstract, particularly economic sustainability. During this self-organised symposium we present two research projects where preschool teachers and principals implement EfS in their pedagogical planning and activities.Firstly, we present a Research and Development program (R&D) Sustainable preschool, 2021-2024, coordinated by the Ifous Institute, with approximately 300 participants (200 preschool teachers and 100 leaders) from 8 municipal and 1 private organisations. Sustainable preschools has explored how sustainable development is understood in a preschool perspective, and how principals, preschool teachers, and administration implement and work with sustainability issues in practice. All preschools are using the OMEP ESD Rating Scale. We will give examples from both the practical work in preschools and administration, as well as from research findings.Secondly, we present the research project Eco-certified Preschools and Children's Learning for Sustainability, 2018-2022, where data was collected from 585 preschool teachers and child minders from 50 preschools in 25 municipalities in Sweden. The data we present was analysed with the OMEP ESD Rating Scale. The most common topics in EfS were related to the economic (389) and the environmental (318) dimensions of sustainability, while the social dimension was markedly lower (85). Collaboration outside of the preschool was unusual, however, the study was partly carried out during the Covid pandemic, which might have had some impact on the study results.
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- Borg, Farhana, Lektor, 1967-, et al.
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Förskolebarns egna val av lek : Preliminär resultat av en studie med barn
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Barns lek har stor betydelse i förskolans arbete med hållbarhetsfrågor. Leken stimulerar barns fantasi och inlevelse och är viktig för deras sociala, emotionella, fysiska, psykiska och språkliga utveckling. I den här presentationen redogör vi för preliminära resultat från en studie som undersökt bland annat barns val av leksaker och deras skäl till dessa samt hur de leker på förskolan. Med hjälp av illustrationer intervjuades 403 barn individuellt, parvis eller i grupp. Intervjuerna spelades in om barn och deras föräldrar hade samtyckt. Transkriberingar av intervjuerna pågår och en innehållsanalys kommer att genomföras. Studien ingår i projektet ”Ekocertifierade förskolors betydelse för barns lärande för hållbarhet: En studie av holistiska effekter av förskoleutbildning för hållbarhet”, (Vetenskapsrådet, Dnr 2018–04445). Etikprövningsmyndigheten hade inga etiska invändningar mot forskningsprojektet (Dnr 2020–00005).
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- Borg, Farhana, Lektor, 1967-, et al.
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Methodological and Ethical Issues when Interviewing Preschool Children : Experiences from a Study on Sustainability in Sweden
- 2023
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- To contribute to the methodological and ethical discourse on children’sparticipation in research on complex issues, this case-study critically discusses experiences from a large-scale randomized interview study about preschool education for sustainability in Sweden. Young children’s ability to express their views has been subject to debate, resulting in them often being excluded asresearch participants. Hence, age-appropriate methodological approaches are needed to ensure their participation.This study draws from Josefsson and Wall’s(2020) concept of children’s “empowered inclusion” and Lundy’s (2007) model of voice, space, audience, and influence.Employing a qualitative case-studyapproach, methodological approaches and ethical considerations and experiences of a randomized study are scrutinized. A total of 403 children from 50 preschools were interviewed about sustainability using illustrations. An interview instrument was developed and pretested in two iterations. Data were analyzed thematically. The Swedish Ethical Review Authority did not raise any objection to the interview study. Consent to participate was collected from parents and children.They were informed that the children could withdraw at any time if they wanted. The findings demonstrate that research with young children can be undertaken in an ethically acceptable manner. The use of illustrations was helpful in creating a friendly environment and supporting children’s understanding of complex issues. Individual and pair interviews were effective while group interviews were problematic. Children’s attention dropped after 12-15 minutes. These findings suggest that preschool children can express their views on important matters under ethically acceptable and methodologically appropriate conditions.
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- Engdahl, Ingrid, et al.
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Systematic Child Talks in Early Childhood Education-A Method for Sustainability
- 2023
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Ingår i: Children. - : MDPI AG. - 2227-9067. ; 10:4
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- One of a preschool teacher's most important competencies is to be able to talk with children and to invite them to share their ideas, knowledge, and experiences. This skill is of utmost importance within Early Childhood Education for sustainability. The aim of this article is to show various ways in which preschool teachers carry out systematic talks with children. Data come from a large Swedish development and research project, Sustainable Preschool, involving around 200 teachers in Early Childhood Education. During the spring of 2022, the preschools carried out theme-oriented projects linked to sustainable development. The participating preschool teachers were then asked to carry out systematic child talks with children about learning for sustainability and their understanding of the sustainability-related content. Using content analysis, three different approaches were identified as to how teachers communicate with children systematically about various content related to sustainability: (1) joint creation of meaning, (2) question and answer, focusing on remembering facts, and (3) following the children. There is a large variation in the teachers' communicative competences. A key factor seems to be to create a shared inter-subjective atmosphere, while at the same time being open for alterity, that is, introducing new or slightly changed perspectives for the dialogue to deepen and continue.
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- Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid, 1946, et al.
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Inledning
- 2023
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Ingår i: Maria Magnusson & Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson (red.), Den lekande undervisande förskolläraren: lekresponsiv undervisning i praktiken. - Lund : Studentlitteratur. - 9789144162379
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- Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid, et al.
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Introduktion
- 2023
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Ingår i: Den lekande undervisande förskolläraren. - Lund : Studentlitteratur AB. - 9789144162379 ; , s. 19-24
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- Pramling Samuelsson, Ingrid, 1946, et al.
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Kvalitet i förskolan för barnens skull
- 2023
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Ingår i: E. Wallin (red.), Förskolans systematiska kvalitetsarbete : Utmaningar och möjligheter. - Stockholm : Lärarförlaget. - 9789188149862
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