Researching Pedagogies for Sustainability in Australian Bush Kinder

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NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education journal

Research on sustainability and children spending more time in natural settings and Bush Kindergarten. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.

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