International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education (IJECEE)

IJECEE articles include book reviews, educational approaches, evaluation models, program descriptions, research investigations, and theoretical perspectives—all anonymously and expertly peer-reviewed. The young children’s caregivers and the communities, institutions, and systems in which the children live are also important focal points. Implications for environmental education policy at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels are sought.

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Established September 11, 2013
ISSN 2331-0464 (online)

Yash Bhagwanji, Ph.D.
Executive Editor

Judy Braus
Associate Executive Editor

Articles in the Latest Issue: Winter 2024

Volume 12, Number 1

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Volume 7, Number 2

Articles in this issue cover school readiness, teacher roles in an outdoor classroom, attitudes and practices regarding tree climbing, children's environmental identity development, and more.

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Volume 7, Number 1

In this issue, read about knowledge-making and early childhood environmental education; ecological sense-making; decolonial water stories and affective pedagogies; materialism within children's everyday encounters and narratives in a nature-based program; and more.

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Volume 6, Number 3

In this issue, read articles on physical activity and parental attitudes and beliefs of children attending a nature preschool; nature-based education and kindergarten readiness; definitions of loose parts in early childhood outdoor classrooms; a historical and conceptual look at Danish forest schools; and more.

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Volume 6, Number 2

Articles in this issue include topics on a crossroads between teacher training and nature-based learning; the nature and nurture of resilience; picture books as ecoliteracy enhancements; an investigation into nature-related routines and preschool children's affinity to nature; the case for nature connectedness as a goal on early childhood education; diverse representations of children in nature inspired books; and more.

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Volume 6, Number 1

What's the impact of nature preschools on creative thinking? How does one develop a nature-based kindergarten program? Articles in this issue cover these questions and more, including topics on children's embodied and playful connections to nature, and book reviews.

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Volume 5, Number 2

Volume 5, Number 2 includes an English and Spanish article on posthumanist possibilities for early childhood EE; an article on the benefits and risks of tree climbing on child development and resiliency; an article on young children's and parents' preferences for outdoor play settings; a perspective on the importance of animals in early childhood environmental education; a review of "loose parts" in outdoor play environments.

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Volume 5, Number 1

In this volume, read research articles on four methods for engaging youth as researchers, the intersection of beliefs toward outdoor play and cold weather among formal and non-formal EE communities, sense-making of embodied illustrations, children's biophilia and attitudes toward nature; empathy and environmental values in early childhood, and more.

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Volume 4, Number 1

In this issue of Volume 4, read articles on a nature-based social-emotional approach to supporting young children's holistic development in classrooms; play as place; nature-based preschools; outdoor explorations; experiential stewardship; and creativity in outdoor classrooms.

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Volume 3, Number 1

IJECEE Vol. 3 (1) publishes scholarly articles pertinent to the education of all young children (birth to eight years), and is available in print or for free download. The content of the publication addresses all aspects of environmental education as well as all reciprocal associations and impacts embedded within the environmental education experience. Implications for policy at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels are sought.

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Volume 2, Number 1

In this issue of Volume 2, read about scaffolding as a tool for environmental education; opportunities for unstructured nature explorations; approaches to nature in Japanese early childhood; nature journaling; integration of technology and EE to meet the needs of students; and more.

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Volume 1, Number 1

In this issue of Volume 1, read articles on a sense of autonomy in young children's special places; an advocacy initiative; a model of nature play; and highlighted resources and books in early childhood environmental education.

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