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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5): ECSFC102A Sustainability in Early Childhood

Prescribed and Recommended Texts

The books below are used in weekly readings:

Eco smart : a sustainable standard for early education (2019) - Book by Julie Gaul; Deborah Watson
Sustainability and the Early Years Learning Framework (2014) - Book by Sue Elliott
Young children and the environment : early education for sustainability (2020) - Book by Julie M. Davis
Various editions available

Readings

Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, being & becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (V2.0). Australian Government Department of Education for the Ministerial Council.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf
Bowley. C., & Clarke. J. (2014). More than just a vegie patch: Sustainability and sustainable practices in early childhood education – the way forward.
Educating Young Children: Learning and Teaching in the Early Childhood Years, 20(2), 22-25.
Boyd, D. (2019). Utilising place-based learning through local contexts to develop agents of change in early childhood education for sustainability.
Education 3-13, 47 (8), 983-997. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2018.1551413
Boyd, W. (2015). The tensions between food choices and sustainable practices in early childhood centres.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 40(4), 58-65.
Boyd, W. (2016). Playing cool: The sustainable Cool Cubby.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 41(3), 29-37.
Brillante, P., & Mankiw, S. (2015). A sense of place: Human geography in the early childhood classroom.
Young Children, 70(3), 16-23.
Cooper, D. (2017, May 16). Remote South Pacific island has highest levels of plastic rubbish in the world. ABC Science.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-05-16/plastic-pollution-on-henderson-island-in-south-pacific/8527370
Davis, J. M. (2008). What might education for sustainability look like in early childhood? A case for participatory, whole-of-settings approaches.
In I.P. Samuelsson, & Y. Kaga (Eds.). The contribution of early childhood education to a sustainable society (pp. 18-24). UNESCO. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/14695/1/14695.pdf
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. (2009). Education for sustainability: The role of education in engaging and equipping people for change.
https://intranet.ecu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/654536/Education-for-Sustainability.pdf
Duhn, I. (2012). Making ‘place’ for ecological sustainability in early childhood education.
Environmental Education Research, 18(1), 19 -29.
Early Childhood Australia. (2013). Talking about practice: Embedding sustainable practices.
NQS PLP e-Newsletter, (67).
Early Childhood Australia. (2016). Code of ethics [Brochure].
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ECA-COE-Brochure-web-2019.pdf
The Earth Charter Initiative. (n.d.). The little earth charter.
http://www.littleearthcharter.org/EC/LEC_Scroll.php?lang=en
ECA Learning Hub. (2013, November 15). Embedding sustainable practices: Part 1 of 3 [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/aVBdmWI7YEk
Edwards, S., & Cutter-Mackenzie, A. (2011). Environmentalising early childhood education curriculum through pedagogies of play.
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 36(1), 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911103600109
Edwards, S., & Cutter-Mackenzie, A. (2013). Pedagogical play types: What do they suggest for learning about sustainability in early childhood education?
International Journal of Early Childhood, 45(3), 327-346.
Edwards, S., Moore. D., & Cutter-Mackenzie. A. (2012). ‘It will be a wasteland if we don’t recycle’: Sustainability and intentional teaching in early childhood.
Every Child, 18(3).
Elliott, S. (2010). Essential, not optional: Education for sustainability in early childhood centres.
Exchange, 192, 34-37.
Elliott, S. (2015). Food for thought.
Every Child, 21(3), 14-15.
Elliott, S., & Davis, J. (2009). Exploring the resistance: An Australian perspective on educating for sustainability in early childhood.
International Journal of Early Childhood, 41(2), 65-77.
Elliott, S., Young, T., Hill, A., Dyment, J., & Cutter-Mackenzie, A. (2016). Nature by default in early childhood education for sustainability.
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 32(1), 57-64.

Gandy, S.K. (2007). Developmentally appropriate geography.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, 20(2), 30–32. https://www.socialstudies.org/social-studies-and-young-learner/20/2/developmentally-appropriate-geography
Goolwa Children's Centre. (n.d.). Environmental sustainability policy.
http://goolwacc.sa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/goolwa-childrens-centre-environmental-sustainability-policy-2017.pdf
Haas, C., & Ashman, G. (2014). Kindergarten children's introduction to sustainability through transformative, experiential nature play.
Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 39(2), 21-29. https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911403900204
Hill, A., Emery, S., Nailon, D., Dyment, J. E., Getenet, S., McCrea, N., & Davis, J. M. (2014). Exploring how adults who work with young children conceptualise sustainability and describe their practice initiatives.
Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 39(3), 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/183693911403900303
Hughes, M. (2007). Climbing the little green steps: How to promote sustainability within early childhood services in your local area. Gosford City Council.
http://www.maroochycatchmentcentre.org.au/catchment/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Little-Green-Steps-Guide-for-Early-Childhood-Educators.pdf
Malone, K. (2016). Reconsidering children’s encounters with nature and place using posthumanism.
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 32(1), 42-56. https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2015.48
McNichol, H., Davis, J. M., & O'Brien, K. (2011). An ecological footprint for an early learning centre: Identifying opportunities for early childhood sustainability education through interdisciplinary research.
Environmental Education Research, 17(5), 689-704. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504622.2011.572161
Mohan, A., & Mohan, L. (n.d.) Spatial thinking about maps: Development of concepts and skills across the early years. The National Geographic Network of Alliances for Geographic Education.
https://geoalliance.asu.edu/sites/default/files/GiantMap/NGSMapMaterials/SpatialThinking.pdf
NSW Environmental Trust. (n.d.). Growing minds, greening communities: A sustainable resource kit for early childhood.
https://studylib.net/doc/18519872/a-sustainability-resource-kit-for-early
Pearson, E., & Degotardi, S. (2009). Education for sustainable development in early childhood education: A global solution to local concerns?
International Journal of Early Childhood, 41(2), 97-111.
Pelo, A. (2009). A pedagogy for ecology.
Rethinking schools, 23(4), 5-8. https://rethinkingschools.org/articles/a-pedagogy-for-ecology/
Planet Ark. (n.d.). Recycling near you.
https://planetark.org/programs/recyclingnearyou
Prix Pictet. (n.d.). Chris Jordan: Midway: Message from the Gyre.
https://prix.pictet.com/cycles/growth/chris-jordan

Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). (2014, December 19). Prep year geography: What are places like? - Communicating with parents (video 4 of 4) [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d12oLY2xLoI
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). (2014, December 19). Prep year geography: What are places like? - Developing geographical skills (video 2 of 4). [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC4b58-INSg
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). (2014, December 19). Prep year geography: What are places like? - Exploring familiar places (video 1 of 4). [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vGpJhLWazc
Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA). (2014, December 19). Prep year geography: What are places like? - Using evidence (video 3 of 4). [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9gb-XWiJhw
Samuelsson, I. P., & Kaga, Y. (Eds.). (2008). The contribution of early childhood education to a sustainable society. Paris: UNESCO.
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0015/001593/159355E.pdf
The Story of Stuff Project. (2007, December). The story of stuff [Video].
https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-stuff/
The Story of Stuff Project. (2010, March 18). The story of bottled water [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/Se12y9hSOM0
The Story of Stuff Project. (2010, November 4). The story of electronics [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW_7i6T_H78
The Story of Stuff Project. (2011, November 8). The story of broke [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G49q6uPcwY8
Stuhmcke, S.M. (2012). Children as change agents for sustainability: An action research case study in a kindergarten. [PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology].
https://eprints.qut.edu.au/61005/1/Sharon_Stuhmcke_Thesis.pdf
Sustainable Table. (2023, March 8). 10 actions you can take to live more sustainably.
https://www.sustainabletable.org.au/journal
Take 3. (n.d.). Take 3 for the sea.
http://www.take3.org.au/
Tan, M. (2011, October 14). The effect of Steve Jobs on the lives of impoverished workers in China. Greenpeace.
https://www.greenpeace.org/eastasia/blog/1663/the-effect-of-steve-jobs-on-the-lives-of-impoverished-workers-in-china/
Travers, P., & Laverty, J. (2017, March 15). From kerbside yellow bins to the recycling plant: What happens to your rubbish? ABC News.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-15/from-kerbside-yellow-bins-to-the-recycling-facility/8352310
Vice News. (2017, April 20). Apple promises to stop mining minerals to make iPhones: It just isn't sure how (HBO) [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hogQnGyLZYI&feature=youtu.be
Ward, K. (2013). Creative arts-based pedagogies in early childhood education for sustainability (EFS): Challenges and possibilities.
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 29(2), 165-181. https://doi/org/10.1017/aee.2014.4
Williams, L., Williams, J., Ogden, M., Risk, K., Risk, A., & Woodward, E. (2012). Gulumoerrgin (Larrakia) seasons calendar. CSIRO.
https://www.csiro.au/en/research/indigenous-science/Indigenous-knowledge/Calendars/Gulumoerrgin
Young, T., & Elliott, S. (2013). Rethinking outdoor learning environments: Part A: Provocations.
NQS PLP e-Newsletter, (59). https://pdf4pro.com/amp/view/rethinking-outdoor-learning-environments-16db75.html
Young, T., & Moore, D. (2010). Healthy biodiversity is not a luxury - it’s the foundation of all life on earth: Exploring biodiversity and conservation in early childhood practice [Fact sheet].
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Biodiveristy_fact_sheet.pdf
Young, T., Clancy, C. & Ahern, P. (2015). Shining an ethical light on egg-hatching programs.
Every Child, 21(3), 38-39.