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National Policy Guidelines and Early Childhood Sustainability Education: An Analysis of Match and Gaps in Preschool Curricula Plans
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Norðdahl, Kristín – Environmental Education Research, 2020
This study examines discourse about sustainability education (SE) in Icelandic preschool curricula and their alignment with the Icelandic National Curriculum Guide for Preschools of 2011. Historical discourse analysis was used to analyze the curricula set by 16 preschools, focusing on how SE in early childhood education is viewed by the educators…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, National Curriculum, Preschool Education, Discourse Analysis
Drama and Theatre in a Nordic Curriculum Perspective--A Challenged Arts Subject Used as a Learning Medium in Compulsory Education
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Österlind, Eva; Østern, Anna-Lena; Thorkelsdóttir, Rannveig Björk – Research in Drama Education, 2016
The aim of this article is to present a Nordic curriculum perspective on drama and theatre in education ranging from preschool to upper secondary education and cultural schools. Underlined in the Nordic welfare model is an equity, inclusive and democracy perspective, which guarantees free access to compulsory education and to upper secondary…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Social Systems, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Icelandic Parents' Views on the National Policy on Early Childhood Education
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Einarsdottir, Johanna – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2010
Considerable change has taken place in Icelandic early childhood education during the past few decades. Preschool, from being geared primarily towards children with evident social needs, has become all but universal. The aim of this study was to shed light on Icelandic parents' views on their children's preschool education and to examine how their…
Descriptors: Preschool Curriculum, National Curriculum, Preschool Education, Preschool Children