Moore, R.C., 1995, Children gardening: first steps towards a sustainable future, in: Children’s Environments, , 2
- Author : Moore, R.C.
- Year : 1995
- Journal/Series : Children's Environments
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 2
- Pages : 222-232
- Abstract in English : Children’s gardening is introduced within the broader frame of reference of sustainable development, regenerative design, and biodesign. If these fine-sounding principles accompanying the newly emerging environmental movement are to have a permanent cultural impact, it is argued that children (future consumers and participants in democracy) must interact daily with an educational environment containing a diversity of living ecosystems. Gardening in the primary grades is proposed as one of the most feasible pedagogical approaches for ensuring this type of daily learning experience, and for reversing a worrisome trend in the opposite direction.
- Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: children, gardening, education, environmental education, sustainability, landscape design.