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Young children and sustainable consumption: an early childhood education agenda

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dc.contributor.authorNichols, S.
dc.contributor.editorLehmann, S.
dc.contributor.editorCrocker, R.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThis chapter argues that sustainable consumption is an important and appropriate subjectfor young children’s learning. Challenges are identified, including the disciplinary boundaries of early childhood education (ECE), the desires of practitioners to protect children from consumer society, a lack of curriculum specification, and definitions of sustainable consumption that fail to acknowledge the interwoven nature of children’s needs and wants. An action research project involving preschool children is described.This project found that children value the continuity of significant objects and gain understandings of practices of conservation, reuse and redesign through families’ activities related to possessions. These are all concepts related to sustainability and highlight the potential of building on children’s values and experiences to promote learning about sustainable futures.
dc.identifier.citationSource details - Title: Designing for zero waste: consumption, technologies and the built environment, 2012 / Lehmann, S., Crocker, R. (ed./s), Ch.3, pp.53-66
dc.identifier.doi10.4324/9780203146057-14
dc.identifier.isbn9781849714341
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.8/120811
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEarthscan
dc.publisher.placeOxon, England
dc.rightsCopyright 2012 Sue Nichols
dc.source.urihttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/unisa/reader.action?docID=957415%26ppg=53
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectwaste reduction
dc.subjectearly childhood education
dc.titleYoung children and sustainable consumption: an early childhood education agenda
dc.typeBook chapter
pubs.publication-statusPublished
ror.mmsid9915909733601831

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