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Per Askerlund; Ellen Almers; Magnus Tuvendal; Sue Waite – Education 3-13, 2024
This article reports how Swedish teachers' aims and practices were modified by an ecosystem services development project that introduced insect hotels, bird boxes and planting to ten preschool yards. Teachers' understanding of ecosystem services, human--nature relationships and the impact of these on nature connectedness showed that their…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices
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Walan, Susanne – Education 3-13, 2019
Earlier studies have discussed the usefulness of storytelling and hands-on activities when teaching young children science. However, few studies have investigated the use of the two methods in combination. This study reports on five pre-school teachers' experience of combining storytelling and hands-on activities in teaching science and their…
Descriptors: Hands on Science, Science Activities, Preschool Teachers, Foreign Countries
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Rantala, Anna; Heikkilä, Mia – Education 3-13, 2020
Social interaction is one of the many things what preschool life is about, and how social life is constituted is of importance to understand. In early childhood education settings, children are guided and fostered by teachers and by each other in different directions. The overall aim of the article is to make a contribution to a deeper…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Gender Issues, Discipline, Power Structure