Environmental Stewardship in Early Childhood

Blanchard, Pamela; Buchanan, Teresa K.

doi:10.1080/00094056.2011.10523184

Cited by 12 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 14 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The accelerated, nonstop use and degradation of natural resources is a salient concern for many people and their environment. Many attempts have been made to change people's negative environmental behaviours, and although some efforts have seen limited success (Fransson & Garling, 1999;Ulman, 2018), many studies have shown that childhood education programs and effective policing in parks have been successful in mitigating people's negative environmental behaviours (Bergman, 2016;Blanchard & Buchanan, 2011;Plumptre, 2019;Vimal, Gatiso, & Mathevet, 2018).…”

Section: Environmental Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Ghazvini

Timothy

Sarmento

2020

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Human behaviour plays a significant role in preserving or degrading the environment. To put into practice the notion of 'use without abuse', it is vital for national park managers to be cognizant of tourists' attitudes and beliefs, which in turn affect their behaviours. This study evaluates the attitudes of domestic and international tourists regarding the appropriate uses of national parks, as well as their environmental concerns. The study also addresses the relationship between environmental concerns and tourists' perceptions of the appropriateness of activities, facilities and services inside national parks. A total of 379 domestic (n = 175) and international (n = 204) tourists participated in this study at Taman Negara (national park), Malaysia. The findings reveal that domestic tourists perceive motorised activities, accommodation and service facilities, and sport/recreation facilities as more acceptable than international tourists do. The results of this study may help managers of protected areas in Malaysia and other developing countries play a stronger role in improving visitors' awareness of environmental challenges and acceptable behaviours and activities.Management implications: This study reinforces established ideas for national park and protected area management:• Tourists' environmental concerns can negatively affect their attitudes towards the appropriateness of activities, facilities, and accommodations within national parks.• The attitudes of various groups of visitors regarding human uses of national parks vary between different cultural backgrounds.• To reduce the impact of tourism activities on the natural environment and minimising the environmental degradation of protected areas, decision-makers should incorporate into their management plans the environmental concerns and attitudes of visitors who use protected areas and national parks.

show abstract

Section: Environmental Concernsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Ghazvini

Timothy

Sarmento

2020

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…When the activities were examined according to their subjects, it was seen that the most common subject area was "living creatures-life" and "dynamic play". Children who know and value the living creatures in their environment may be more likely to find ways to protect the environment (Blanchard & Buchanan, 2011).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Açık hava öğrenme ortamları, bu zekâ türünü doğal olarak destekler. Çevresindeki canlıları tanıyan ve değer veren çocukların, çevreyi korumanın yollarını bulma olasılıkları daha yüksek olabilir (Blanchard ve Buchanan, 2011). Bu açıdan açık hava etkinliklerine daha sık ve yoğun yer verme, çevre eğitimi kapsamında da destekleyici sonuçlar doğurabilir.…”

Section: Sonuç Ve Tartışmaunclassified

Açık Havada Eğitim: Okul Öncesi Eğitim Programı Materyalleri Bağlamında Bir Değerlendirme

Aşkar

2021

YED

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Araştırmanın amacı, Okul Öncesi Eğitim Programı’nın materyallerini oluşturan Bütünleştirilmiş Aile Destek Eğitim Rehberi (OBADER), Etkinlik Kitabı (2013) ve Öğretmenler İçin Etkinlik Kitabı’ndaki (2018) açık hava etkinliklerinin etkinlik çeşidi, gelişim alanı, konusu, ele aldığı kavramlar, açık havanın etkinlikte konumlanma biçimi gibi değişkenler açısından sistematik olarak incelenmesidir. Çalışmada doküman incelemesi tekniği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, içerik analizi yöntemiyle analiz edilmiştir. OBADER’deki 62 etkinlikten bir tanesinin (%1,6), Etkinlik Kitabı’ndaki 40 etkinlikten beş tanesinin (%12,5), Öğretmenler İçin Etkinlik Kitabı‘ndaki 340 etkinlikten 27 tanesinin (%7,9) açık hava etkinliği olduğu belirlenmiştir. Etkinlik kitaplarında açık havada eğitime yer verme düzeyinin bu derece düşük olması gerek alanyazında gerekse programda vurgulanan önemin uygulamaya yansıtılamadığı şeklinde yorumlanabilir. Öncelikli eylem planı dâhilinde, eğitimcilere yön verme ve bu süreçte tutum geliştirme amacıyla, okul öncesi eğitim programının ve uygulamaya dönük materyallerinin daha çok sayıda ve çeşitlilikte açık hava etkinliğiyle zenginleştirilmesi yerinde bir uygulama olacaktır.

show abstract

“… Ernst and Burcak (2019) argue that cognitive skills promoted in nature-based preschools are key to solving future sustainability issues. However, scholars have challenged the assumption that young children playing in or experiencing nature will lead to stewardship and have promoted children’s direct participation in addressing environmental problems ( Elliott and Davis, 2009 ; Davis, 2010 ; Blanchard and Buchanan, 2011 ; Cutter-Mackenzie et al, 2014 ; Davis and Elliott, 2014 ; Gill, 2014 ) and in practicing civic environmental skills ( Ärlemalm-Hagseér, 2013 ). Yet, the nature-play to nature-stewardship paradigm has prevailed in EE ( Ardoin and Bowers, 2020 ).…”

Section: Young Children Can Be Nature Stewardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Young children contribute to nature stewardship

Contreras

Krasny

2022

Front. Psychol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Research on young children in environmental education (EE) has focused on unstructured play in, or experiencing, nature. Little attention has been paid to young children’s stewardship efforts, or to the relation of such efforts to young children’s learning and capacity to contribute to their communities and local nature. This perspectives paper draws on the first author’s experience guiding pre-k and kindergarten children (4–6 years old) in outdoor educational projects in Santo Domingo (SD), Dominican Republic, in which the children produced a park guide and a short film. In addition to becoming resources for the local community, these products are an example of children’s civic contributions. In “return on investment” language, guiding young children in outdoor experiences and reflecting on the experience represent the investment and the park guide and other products, and importantly, children’s recognition of their ability to make contributions to their community, represent the return on investment. Based on our observations that young children can make significant contributions to their communities when given the opportunity, this perspectives paper argues for a research agenda and investment in opportunities for young children to contribute to their socio-ecological communities. To support our perspective, we first review and critique the prevailing and emerging paradigms of early childhood EE, following which we briefly describe the Santo Domingo (SD) project, and close by integrating past work with the first author’s experience to argue for the importance of including young children in stewardship efforts.

show abstract

Environmental Stewardship in Early Childhood

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Environmental concerns and attitudes of tourists towards national park uses and services

Açık Havada Eğitim: Okul Öncesi Eğitim Programı Materyalleri Bağlamında Bir Değerlendirme

Young children contribute to nature stewardship

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About