Open AccessAesthetic Practice as Part of Work with Sustainability, Participation and Environment – Examples from a Finnish and Swedish Preschool
Author(s) -
Tarja Karlsson Häikiö,
Pernilla Mårtensson,
Liisa Lohilahti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nordic studies in education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1891-5949
pISSN - 1891-5914
DOI - 10.23865/nse.v40.2601
Subject(s) - sustainability , work (physics) , presentation (obstetrics) , pedagogy , sociology , relation (database) , psychology , ecology , engineering , computer science , medicine , mechanical engineering , database , biology , radiology
The aim of the article is to highlight and discuss the relationship between core activities in early childhood and primary education, with a special focus on aesthetic practice in relation to sustainability, participation, project work and learning environments. The two preschools presented, one in Finland and one in Sweden, work with ecology and sustainable education in their daily practice. The result of the study comprises a presentation of and reflections on photographs as visual representations of educational activities, learning environment settings, as well as daily educational work.