An ecological footprint for an early learning centre: Identifying opportunities for early childhood sustainability education through interdisciplinary research

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 689-704

  McNichol, Heidi ^a   Davis, Julie Margaret ^b   O'Brien, Katherine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environments; Early childhood; Ecological footprint; Education for sustainable development; Environmental issues; Sustainability; Urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052421706     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504622.2011.572161     Document Type: Article

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