Young Children and the Natural World
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood
- Vol. 4 (2), 167-171
- https://doi.org/10.2304/ciec.2003.4.2.6
Abstract
A concept associated with ecopsychology is that children are born with a sense of relatedness to their environments, and through the processes of socialization they acquire a sense of separateness from environments, including the natural environment. Young children were asked about their views concerning several aspects of the natural environment. The data suggest that young children are constructing understandings concerning the relationship of humans to the natural world. This implies that their educational experiences can shape and augment their conception of relatedness to the natural world.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Promoting Ecological Awareness in ChildrenChildhood Education, 1992
- Symbiosis and IndividuationThe Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 1974