Published In
Journal of Childhood Studies
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Subjects
Preschool children -- Education, Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education)
Abstract
Working with educators, artists, young children, and materials to make meaning with place affected by human environmental impacts, this study zooms in on a documentary of dying birds who’ve swallowed plastics. The birds’ habitat is an eye-opening 2,000 miles from the nearest continent and is infested with trash and plastic. The birds ingest many shiny plastic bits and slowly die. This research paper focuses in on experiences of sharing this documentary with teacher educators at an international conference, then educators in our own context, and then with early childhood artists working in reuse materials. The research captures a series of dialogues and materials interactions at each of the three gatherings about possible ways to research with young children on daunting ecological issues in perilously turbulent times.
Rights
Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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DOI
10.18357/jcs202219641
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37853
Citation Details
Parnell, W., Cullen, J., & Domingues, M. A. (2022). Plastics, Birds, and Humans: Awakening and Quickening Ecological Minds in Young Children and Their Teachers. Journal of Childhood Studies, 54-73.