Exploring the resistance: An Australian perspective on educating for sustainability in early childhood

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-77

  Elliott, Sue ^a   Davis, Julie ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Education for sustainability; Environmental education; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951890845     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03168879     Document Type: Article

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