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Young Children and the Natural World

Author(s) -

Lillian A. Phenice,

Robert J. Griffore

Publication year - 2003

Publication title -

contemporary issues in early childhood

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646

H-Index - 24

ISSN - 1463-9491

DOI - 10.2304/ciec.2003.4.2.6

Subject(s) - natural (archaeology) , socialization , outdoor education , psychology , developmental psychology , early childhood education , sociology , social psychology , environmental ethics , epistemology , pedagogy , geography , philosophy , archaeology

A concept associated with ecopsychology is that children are born with a sense of relatedness to their environments, and through the processes of socialization they acquire a sense of separateness from environments, including the natural environment. Young children were asked about their views concerning several aspects of the natural environment. The data suggest that young children are constructing understandings concerning the relationship of humans to the natural world. This implies that their educational experiences can shape and augment their conception of relatedness to the natural world.

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