Doing, knowing, caring and feeling: Exploring relations between nature-oriented teaching and preschool children's learning

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 37-58

  Klaar, Susanne ^a,b   Öhman, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

epistemological moves; John Dewey; nature; preschool teaching; transactional approach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899951205     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09669760.2013.809655     Document Type: Article

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