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Pre-service early childhood educator experience in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
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- Beery, Thomas, 1962- (författare)
- Högskolan Kristianstad,Avdelningen för matematik- och naturvetenskapernas didaktik,Forskningsmiljön Learning in Science and Mathematics (LISMA),Forskningsmiljön Man & Biosphere Health (MABH)
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- Magntorn, Ola, 1964- (författare)
- Högskolan Kristianstad,Forskningsmiljön Learning in Science and Mathematics (LISMA),Avdelningen för matematik- och naturvetenskapernas didaktik
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- 2021
- 2021
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Sustainability. - 2071-1050. ; 13:8, s. 1-20
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Abstract
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Stäng
- There has been significant interest in the values and benefits of early childhood nature experiences on children’s well-being and development. One aspect of studying the exposure of children to nature that requires more focus is the role played by early childhood educators. In particular, there is a need for early childhood environmental education training for pre-service educators. This study will explore the use of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve as an outdoor classroom for early childhood environmental education pre-service professionals. Exploratory quantitative and qualitative descriptive data from a series of three short surveys (pre/post/delayed post) provide a basic overview of pre-service teacher perspectives, experiences, and outcomes of an environmental education intervention. The results indicate that the participating pre-service educators had little to no familiarity with the environmental concepts or the biosphere reserve site before participation in the intervention. The post-intervention and delayed post-intervention results show that pre-service educators perceived that their understanding of the concept had improved. The results also show a perception of the positive role that biosphere reserve sites can play in early childhood education. Three critical implications emerged from the overall quantitative and qualitative results: (1) specific support should be given for early childhood environmental education training; (2) biosphere reserve functions provide support for efforts to improve connections to nature; (3) early childhood education has the potential to support the broadening of the biosphere reserve audience.
Ämnesord
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogy (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogik (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences -- Pedagogical Work (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap -- Pedagogiskt arbete (hsv//swe)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Utbildningsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Educational Sciences (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- biosphere reserve
- early childhood environmental education
- Kristianstad Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve
- pre-service educator training
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)