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Children and the Environment

Author : Irwin Altman
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468434055
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Children and the Environment written by Irwin Altman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the first two volumes of the series we elected to cover a broad spectrum of topics in the environment and behavior field, ranging from theoretical to applied, and including disciplinary, interdiscipli nary, and professionally related topics. Chapters in these earlier vol umes dealt with leisure and recreation, the elderly, personal space, aesthetics, energy, behavioral approaches to environmental problems, methodological issues, social indicators, industrial settings, and the like. Chapters were written by psychologists, sociologists, geogra phers, and other social scientists, and by authors from professional design fields such as urban planning, operations research, landscape architecture, and so on. Our goal in these first two volumes was to present a sampling of areas in the emerging environment and behavior field and to give readers some insight into the diversity of research and theoretical perspectives that characterize the field. Beginning with the present volume, our efforts will be directed at a series of thematic volumes. The present collection of chapters is focused on children and the environment, and, as much as possible, we invited contributions that reflect a variety of theoretical and em pirical perspectives on this topic. The next volume in the series, now in preparation, will address the area of "culture and the environment. " Suggestions for possible future topics are welcome. Irwin Altman Joachim F.

Children and Their Environments

Author : Christopher Spencer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521837782
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Children and Their Environments written by Christopher Spencer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-23 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating book examines theories of children's perceptions of space and place and explores how these theories are applied to the world of children. The focus is on children in large real world spaces; places that children live in, explore and learn from. An international team of authors compare the experiences of children from different cultures and backgrounds. This book will appeal t o environmental and developmental psychologists and geographers, and also to planners by linking research on children's understandings and on their daily lives to recommendations for practice.

The Environment for Children

Author : David Satterthwaite
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134172788
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book The Environment for Children written by David Satterthwaite and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, millions of children die of environmental causes and many more suffer serious illness or injury. Children are often the most vulnerable to the condition of their environment -and their health is an index of its quality - but their wellbeing is rarely given priority by governments or aid agencies. Ironically, the problems can be traced back to matters which can be treated straightforwardly and at relatively low cost - poor drinking water or food, or infectious diseases which can be controlled. This book gives a multidisciplinary account of the environmental health hazards threatening children and the range of impacts they can have. It also explains what can be done, by communities as well as governments and aid workers, to provide safe and healthy environments for children. The book looks at conditions in a range of cities in the developing world, as well as pollutants and other health problems affecting children in the North. Published in association with UNICEF, and written by some of the same authors as Environmental Problems in Third World Cities (Earthscan, 1993), this provides excellent course material, and will be useful for practitioners working on child development, infant and maternal health, environmental health and community development. David Satterthwaite is Director of the Human Settlements Programme at the International Institute for Environment and Development, and principal author of Environmental Problems in Third World Cities (1993) and Squatter Citizen(1989).

Young Children and the Environment

Author : Julie M. Davis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107636345
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (76 download)

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Download or read book Young Children and the Environment written by Julie M. Davis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-07 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential text for students, teachers and practitioners in a range of early childhood education and care settings.

Nurturing Nature and the Environment with Young Children

Author : Janice Kroeger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429559690
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (295 download)

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Download or read book Nurturing Nature and the Environment with Young Children written by Janice Kroeger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-05-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, at the intersection of early childhood and reconceptualizing practice, looks at how practitioners, theorists, and teachers are supporting young children to care about the environment differently. Despite the current popularity of post-human perspectives, in social science more broadly and in early childhood studies more specifically, this is one of few to make visible international practices and perspectives that emerge at the intersection of early childhood education, environmental justice, sustainability, and intergenerational/interspecies communities. The book provides an innovative exploration of the links between children, elders, and nature. With contributions from established scholars, practitioners, and newcomers this book reframes educating for social justice within an ecological landscape; one in which young children and their elders are mobilized to understand, reconceptualize and even undo negative environmental impact, whilst grappling with the ways in which the earthly forces are acting upon them. Specific theoretical chapters (spirituality, nature, critical and post-human/materiality, pragmatics, and constructivism approaches) are blended with applications of pedagogic strategies from across the globe. This book responds to a growing interest among early childhood professionals and scholars for sustainably focused and ethically reimagined programs. This collection rewards the reader with opportunities to critically reflect on their own practice, delves into new terrestrial collectives, and explores new pedagogical pathways. It will be essential reading for practitioners and scholars alike.

Spaces for Children

Author : T.G. David
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468452274
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Spaces for Children written by T.G. David and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a developmental psychologist with a strong interest in children's re sponse to the physical environment, I take particular pleasure in writing a foreword to the present volume. It provides impressive evidence of the con cern that workers in environmental psychology and environmental design are displaying for the child as a user of the designed environment and indi cates a recognition of the need to apply theory and findings from develop mental and environmental psychology to the design of environments for children. This seems to me to mark a shift in focus and concern from the earlier days of the interaction between environmental designers and psy chologists that occurred some two decades ago and provided the impetus for the establishment of environmental psychology as a subdiscipline. Whether because children-though they are consumers of designed environments are not the architect's clients or because it seemed easier to work with adults who could be asked to make ratings of environmental spaces and comment on them at length, a focus on the child in interaction with en vironments was comparatively slow in developing in the field of environ ment and behavior. As the chapters of the present volume indicate, that situation is no longer true today, and this is a change that all concerned with the well-being and optimal functioning of children will welcome.

Children and Their Urban Environment

Author : Claire Freeman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1844078531
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Children and Their Urban Environment written by Claire Freeman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Environment and Children

Author : Christopher Day
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113640550X
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (364 download)

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Download or read book Environment and Children written by Christopher Day and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-08-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the built environment affect children - their health, their behaviour, education and development? To support them, what do we need to consider and what do we need to do? Can our surroundings foster environmental and social awareness and responsibility? Based on Christopher Day's experiences designing schools and early childhood centres in the United States and Britain, this groundbreaking book sets out to answer these questions and to offer solutions. Children all too often find themselves living in alien surroundings designed with the needs of adults in mind, cut off not just from the natural environment but also childhood itself. Society's reaction - to cocoon children from the outside world or to resort to drugs to control behaviour - fails to address the fundamental causes of problems which lie in the environment not the children themselves. One of the world's leading thinkers on the impact of buildings on people, Christopher Day's insights offer new light on one of the most important issues for today's society.

Families as Learning Environments for Children

Author : Luis Laosa
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468441728
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Families as Learning Environments for Children written by Luis Laosa and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-11 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The chapters in this volume reflect the work and thoughts of a group of researchers interested in studying families as learning environments for children. As we proceed in our quest to identify and understand with some specificity the familial factors associated with the intellectual and social development of children, the time is ripe for the reintroduction of families as units of study in psychological and educational research. With the increasing focus on the changing organization of the modern family, it is of more than academic interest to identify those variables that play a significant role in the child's development. Such knowledge certainly should help in the planning and design of appropriate and credible applications. These chapters, representing a broad spectrum of research, derive from papers presented and discussed at a working conference on families as learning environments sponsored by Educational Testing Service in Prince ton, New Jersey. Following the conference, the papers were revised and edited for inclusion in this volume. We are indebted to a number of people whose contributions helped make the conference a success: Samuel J. Messick and Winton H. Manning for their support; Jan Flaugher, Jessie Cryer, Linda Kozelski, and Betty Clausen for assistance with local arrangements; and William Nemceff, Kathleen Lingle, and Kalina Gonska for help with the audio-recording of the proceedings. LUIS M. LAOSA IRVING E. SIGEL vii Contents Introduction ..................................... Xl Luis M. Laosa Chapter 1. Families as Facilitators of Children's Intellectual Development at 3 Years of Age: A Causal Analysis ........................................ .

Children and Families in the Social Environment

Author : James Garbarino
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351528963
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book Children and Families in the Social Environment written by James Garbarino and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this volume successfully applied Bronfenbrenner's "micro-systems" taxonomy to childrearing and family life. Emphasizing how forces in the environment influence children's behavior, Garbarino has staked out an intermediate position between the psychoanalytic and the systems approach to human development. Taking cognizance of new research and of changes in American society, Garbarino has once again carefully analyzed the importance of children's social relationships. For this wholly revised second edition, he has incorporated a greater emphasis on ethnic, cultural, and racial issues.

Hands-on Nature

Author : Jenepher Lingelbach
Publisher : University Press of New England
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Hands-on Nature written by Jenepher Lingelbach and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited revision of a popular book provides information and activities to assist educators and parents in exploring the local environment with children. Fact-filled essays introduce each subject, followed by field-tested, experiential activities that engage students in learning about the natural world. 115 illustrations.

Children in the Urban Environment

Author : Norma Kolko Phillips
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780398076696
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Children in the Urban Environment written by Norma Kolko Phillips and published by Charles C Thomas Pub Limited. This book was released on 2006 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of this book, American cities have experienced great changes with revitalization and enrichment by ever-increasing and diverse immigrant groups from around the world. As in the past, cities become home to those seeking new opportunities while also harboring those suffering economic deprivation. The chapters in this book discuss the cost in human terms of some of the missing opportunities for urban children and youth, and guide practitioners in their attempts to understand the impact of social policy and social service agencies on clinical practice. Key social factors, e.

Love the Earth

Author : Julian Lennon
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1510728562
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Love the Earth written by Julian Lennon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-22 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final book in the New York Times bestselling trilogy, following Touch the Earth and Heal the Earth. by Julian Lennon, Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, philanthropist, photographer, and bestselling author. Jump aboard the White Feather Flier, a magical plane that can go anywhere on Earth! This time, Lennon’s book immerses children into an interactive and unique journey where they can: Plant milkweed gardens and soar with the butterflies. Build schools where girls and boys will be safe to learn and follow their dreams. Clean the oceans and beaches and help endangered dolphins, turtles, and whales. Explore the planet, meet new people, and help make the world a better place! The Flier’s mission is to transport readers around the world, to engage them in helping to save the environment, and to teach one and all to love our planet. Just press a button printed on the page and use your Imagination Power to make the Flier glide through the air or transform into vehicles that will help those in need. An inspiring, lyrical story, rooted in Lennon's life and work, Love the Earth is filled with beautiful illustrations that bring the faraway world closer to young children. The book includes words to a special poem written by Julian Lennon, specifically for Love the Earth.

America's Children and the Environment

Author : U.s. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781547052585
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (525 download)

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Download or read book America's Children and the Environment written by U.s. Environmental Protection Agency and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "America's Children and the Environment (ACE)" is EPA's report presenting data on children's environmental health. ACE brings together information from a variety of sources to provide national indicators in the following areas: Environments and Contaminants, Biomonitoring, and Health. Environments and Contaminants indicators describe conditions in the environment, such as levels of air pollution. Biomonitoring indicators include contaminants measured in the bodies of children and women of child-bearing age, such as children's blood lead levels. Health indicators report the rates at which selected health outcomes occur among U.S. children, such as the annual percentage of children who currently have asthma. Accompanying each indicator is text discussing the relevance of the issue to children's environmental health and describing the data used in preparing the indicator. Wherever possible, the indicators are based on data sources that are updated in a consistent manner, so that indicator values may be compared over time.

A History of Children's Play and Play Environments

Author : Joe L. Frost
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135251665
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book A History of Children's Play and Play Environments written by Joe L. Frost and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children’s play throughout history has been free, spontaneous, and intertwined with work, set in the playgrounds of the fields, streams, and barnyards. Children in cities enjoyed similar forms of play but their playgrounds were the vacant lands and parks. Today, children have become increasingly inactive, abandoning traditional outdoor play for sedentary, indoor cyber play and poor diets. The consequences of play deprivation, the elimination and diminution of recess, and the abandonment of outdoor play are fundamental issues in a growing crisis that threatens the health, development, and welfare of children. This valuable book traces the history of children’s play and play environments from their roots in ancient Greece and Rome to the present time in the high stakes testing environment. Through this exploration, scholar Dr. Joe Frost shows how this history informs where we are today and why we need to re-establish play as a priority. Ultimately, the author proposes active solutions to play deprivation. This book is a must-read for scholars, researchers, and students in the fields of early childhood education and child development.

The Child in the Physical Environment

Author : Christopher Spencer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Child in the Physical Environment written by Christopher Spencer and published by . This book was released on 1989-04-24 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a developmental approach to children and their understanding of space and spatial relationships. Traces development from the earliest concepts of the self in space, through the location of objects, to movement through the immediate area, route and landmark learning, and the development of images of distant places. Also covers applied topics--includes a detailed chapter on the special problems of blind children and techniques for working with them.

The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development

Author : Linda Mayes
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139536168
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (395 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Environment in Human Development written by Linda Mayes and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families, communities and societies influence children's learning and development in many ways. This is the first handbook devoted to the understanding of the nature of environments in child development. Utilizing Urie Bronfenbrenner's idea of embedded environments, this volume looks at environments from the immediate environment of the family (including fathers, siblings, grandparents and day-care personnel) to the larger environment including schools, neighborhoods, geographic regions, countries and cultures. Understanding these embedded environments and the ways in which they interact is necessary to understand development.