<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study analyses different aspects of upbringing and development concerned with preparing pre-school children for school. The focus is on justifying child development within the pre-school educational environment with elements of sustainability in order to better prepare students for school. Education in pre-school environments should be seen as a synergy of the affective and cognitive spheres of children. The authors refer primarily to the significant contribution provided in the sphere of pre-school education by different Russian psychologists and educators. The results of this study indicate that if the pre-school curriculum includes elements of sustainability, the process of preparing children for school is more effective and children may possibly be more successful at school.</p></abstract>

This study analyses different aspects of upbringing and development concerned with preparing pre-school children for school. The focus is on justifying child development within the pre-school educational environment with elements of sustainability in order to better prepare students for school. Education in pre-school environments should be seen as a synergy of the affective and cognitive spheres of children. The authors refer primarily to the significant contribution provided in the sphere of pre-school education by different Russian psychologists and educators. The results of this study indicate that if the pre-school curriculum includes elements of sustainability, the process of preparing children for school is more effective and children may possibly be more successful at school.

Preparing Children for School: The Perspective of Sustainability

Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability

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This study analyses different aspects of upbringing and development concerned with preparing pre-school children for school. The focus is on justifying child...

Preparing Children for School: The Perspective of Sustainability

Publié en ligne: 04 mai 2009

Pages: 48 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0012-7

Mots clés
pre-school education, readiness for school, sustainable development, educational environment

This content is open access.

Preparing Children for School: The Perspective of Sustainability

Publié en ligne: 04 mai 2009

Pages: 48 - 58

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10099-009-0012-7

Mots cléspre-school education, readiness for school, sustainable development, educational environment

This content is open access.

Mots clés
pre-school education, readiness for school, sustainable development, educational environment