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Nature Playgardens as sites for early childhood education in a tropical city

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Angelia Sia, National Parks Board, Singapore

Sum Chee Wah, Singapore University of Social Sciences

Christine Lim, National Parks Board, Singapore

Khoo Kai En, National Parks Board, Singapore

Kenneth Er Boon, National Parks Board, Singapore

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40

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“This green tomato does not look ready to pick!”: Preschool children’s photography of gardening and cooking activities

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Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler, Elon University, USA

Mandy Heffernan, Columbia University, USA

Stephanie Abbazia, Elon University, USA

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5._vandermaas.pdf

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25

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Three- to six-year-olds demonstration of connection to nature at a Montessori School in the Upper Midwest

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Natasha Yates, Hamline University, Minnesota, USA

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7._final_natasha_yates.pdf

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43

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Factors associated with nature connection in children: A review, synthesis, and implications for practice within environmental education and beyond

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Adriana Mockovčáková, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

Alexia Barrable, Queen Margaret University, Scotland, United Kingdom

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6._final_mockovcakova_and_barrable.pdf

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26

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Deconstructing settler colonialism in early childhood: North American nature-based preschool teachers’ perceptions of nature

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Stacey M. Alfonso, University of Washington, USA

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5._final_stacey_alfonso.pdf

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10

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Let’s go outside: Preparing early childhood educators to teach outdoors

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Lenore Peachin Wineberg, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, USA

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7._final_wineberg_submit_april_26_accept_dec_2_2023.pdf

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63

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Everyone has a piece of the story: A community of practice approach for supporting early childhood educators’ capacity for fostering empathy in young children through nature-based early learning

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Julie Ernst, University of Minnesota Duluth, USA

Claire Underwood, University of Cincinnati, USA

Thelma Nayquonabe, Lac Courte Oreilles, USA

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6._final_ernst_accept_nov_9_2023.pdf

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34

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Investigating the role of materiality in pre-primary children’s land art

Author

Marja-Leena Rönkkö, University of Turku, Finland

Juli-Anna Aerila, University of Turku, Finland

Sara Sintonen, University of Turku, Finland

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5._final_marya-leena_et_al_submit_april_17_accept_nov_16_2023.pdf

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20

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Climate change education in early childhood classrooms: A nature-based approach

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Breanna C. Beaver, Youngstown State University, USA

Lisa A. Borgerding, Kent State University, USA

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4._final_breanna_submit_june_17_accept_nov_14_2023.pdf

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3

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Journey to reconceptualization of children in nature: Going beyond the fences

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Michelle McMichael, Ministry of Education, Canada

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6._final_mcmichael.pdf

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36

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