Young Children’s Contributions to Sustainability: The Influence of Nature Play on Curiosity, Executive Function Skills, Creative Thinking, and Resilience

Environmental education for young children has great potential for fostering the skills, values, and dispositions that support sustainability. While North American guidelines emphasize the importance of using the natural world for open-ended exploration, discovery, and play, this approach has been c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Julie Ernst, Firdevs Burcak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/15/4212