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The study analyzes applications from 21 Swedish preschools seeking certification for the “Diploma of Excellence in Sustainable Development,” focusing on how human–nature relationships are framed and how children’s participation and agency are treated. 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This paper deals with education for sustainability in Swedish pre-schools from two perspectives: first, the views held concerning the relationship between human beings and nature; second, young children’s participation and agency. The theoretical underpinning is informed by critical theory with a case study approach. The empirical material is derived from 21 applications, which were from Swedish preschools to be certified with »The Diploma of Excellence in Sustainable Development«(Swedish National Agency for Education). The main findings show that few critical questions are raised about the human-nature relationship in the applications, even though views concerning the connectedness with, and care and respect for the natural world are emphasised. Children’s participation and agency are neglected in a structure of ready-made views, activities and working methods already imbedded in the current pedagogical practices. Implications for research and practice would be to further explore how the understandings ofthe relationship between humans and nature are constructed within early childhood education.  \nKeywords: Early childhood education, Education for sustainability, Environmental ethics, Critical theory  \n1 Department of Education, Communication and Learning, University of Gothenburg, P.O. Box 300, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden  \n[eva.arlemalm-hagser@ped.gu.se](eva.arlemalm-hagser@ped.gu.se)  \nSpoštovanje narave – pristop, ki lahko uspešno razvijanaravovarstveno zavedanje otrok v predšolskemobdobju  \nEva Ärlemalm–Hagsér  \n• Trajnost navadno povezujemo s prizadevanji za okoljskotrajnostni svetin spoštovanje ter s skrbjo za življenjska okolja pa tudi s trudom za oblikovanje socialno, gospodarsko in politično pravičnega sveta za vseljudi. V prispevku je predstavljeno izobraževanje za trajnostni razvoj, ki ga vpeljujejo v švedskih vrtcih, in sicer z dveh perspektiv – odnos med ljudmi in naravo ter sodelovanje in angažiranost otrok pri trajnostnemdelovanju. Teoretični del zajema pregled literature trajnostnega razvoja spoudarkom na študiji primera. Podatki v empiričnem delu so bili zbranina podlagi 21 prijav švedskih vrtcev za pridobitev certifikata »The Diploma of Excellence in Sustainable Development« [Diploma odličnosti za trajnostni razvoj] (Švedska nacionalna agencija za izobraževanje) . Izsledki kažejo, da se v prijavah ne pojavlja veliko kritičnih vprašanjglede odnosa med ljudmi in naravo, čeprav so poudarjeni vidiki povezanosti ljudi z naravo ter s skrbjo in spoštovanjem do narave. Sodelovanje in angažiranost otrok sta v trenutnih smernicah in metodah dela vpedagoški praksi na predšolski stopnji zanemarjena. Podrobneje bi bilo treba raziskati, kako se razumevanje odnosa med ljudmi in naravo razvija v predšolski vzgoji in izobraževanju.  \nKljučne besede: predšolsko izobraževanje, izobraževanje za trajnost, okoljska etika, kritična teorija  \nIntroduction  \nIt is widely agreed that education is an indispensable vehicle for improving the possibilities for a sustainable society and for enhancing sustainable lifestyles (Scott & Gough, 2004) in which children are acknowledged as environmental stakeholders (Agenda 21) with a right to meaningful participation in environmental issues. One key element that has been recognised is the importance of promoting a potentially life-long disposition towards caring for the environment among young children and youth (Davis & Elliott, 2003) . Experiences ofand interaction with nature have often been seen as a significant means for cultivating children’s interest in and concern for the environment (Chawla, 1998, 1999; Ewert, Place, & Sibthorp, 2005; Wilson, 19","cbCaiagmk4hv4blM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiagmk4hv4blM","pdf",161308,"English","# Introduction\n## Education for sustainability and lifelong environmental disposition\n## Children as environmental stakeholders and active agents\n## Critical and philosophical perspectives on environmental ethics\n## Human–nature relationship and power differentials\n## Clarifications on the article’s positions","[{\"question\":\"What perspectives guide the preschool study in the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper considers two perspectives: views on the relationship between human beings and nature, and young children’s participation and agency in sustainability-related actions.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the empirical material collected?\",\"answer\":\"The empirical material comes from 21 applications submitted by Swedish preschools to be certified with “The Diploma of Excellence in Sustainable Development.”\"},{\"question\":\"What are the main findings about critical inquiry and children’s agency?\",\"answer\":\"The applications raise few critical questions about the human–nature relationship, even though connectedness, care, and respect are emphasized; children’s participation and agency are also neglected within existing ready-made pedagogical practices.\"}]","Respect for Nature - A Prescription for Developing Environmental Awareness in Preschool | PDF",1792087776]