Why is it important to protect the environment? Reasons presented by young children

J Spiteri - Environmental Education Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
How children piece together their reasons for protecting the environment is an important but
under-research area in early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS). This article …

I want to teach sustainable development in my English classroom: A case study of incorporating sustainable development goals in English teaching

CTT Kwee - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Previous studies indicated that K-12 teachers generally felt reluctant to incorporate
sustainable development in their teaching due to a lack of skills, knowledge and interest …

It's like a Fruit on a Tree: Young Maltese Children's Understanding of the Environment

J Spiteri, P Higgins, R Nicol - Early Child Development and Care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With increasing evidence and concern over human impacts on planetary systems, children
are more likely to be exposed to such changes, and be affected by them, over their lifetime …

Water, waste material, and energy as key dimensions of sustainable management of early childhood eco-schools: An environmental literacy model based on teachers …

A López-Alcarria, MF Poza-Vilches, MT Pozo-Llorente… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The main argument defended in this article is that the involvement of teachers in decision-
making about environmental aspects related to the management of educational institutions …

Too young to know? A multiple case study of child-to-parent intergenerational learning in relation to environmental sustainability

J Spiteri - Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Little is known about child-to-parent intergenerational learning for environmental
sustainability. This qualitative multiple case study research investigated how young Maltese …

Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030's Compatibility with Women and Children's Contributions to National Development

AKH Alghamdi, RK Alsaadi, AA Alwadey, EA Najdi - Interchange, 2022 - Springer
Empowered women are a major factor in advancing towards progress and prosperity via
national development. But national development plans have received very limited academic …

How can environmental sustainability be achieved? The perceptions of young children as expressed through their drawings

J Spiteri - International Journal of Early Childhood, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Map** active civic learning in primary schools across England—A call to action

A Body, E Lau, J Cunliffe… - British Educational …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Encouraging children to become 'good citizens' who positively contribute towards society
through charitable and philanthropic action as part of their civic participation has become a …

Can you hear me? Young children's understanding of environmental issues

J Spiteri - International studies in sociology of education, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines young children's understanding of environmental issues in Malta.
Informed by a socio-cultural perspective and adopting a qualitative methodology, this case …

Exploring access to nature play in urban parks: Resilience, sustainability, and early childhood

T Beery - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nature play is an important component of the development of resilience in early childhood.
Nature play is also an element of urban sustainability through a consideration of access to …