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Sweden: Opportunities for Children: Developing Responsibility for and Interest in Sustainability Issues in the Swedish Preschool
Mälardalen University, School of Education, Culture and Communication, Educational Sciences and Mathematics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7795-4051
University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
2025 (English)In: International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, Springer Nature , 2025, Vol. 45, p. 191-209Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Swedish preschool children have historically been seen as playing an important role in the quest for a better society and the development of a sustainable future. In the Swedish National Curriculum for Preschool, the political concept of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental) has been added in 2019. It is stated that sustainable development is a fundamental value that everyone who works in a preschool shall strive to promote. More specifically, the children in Swedish preschools should be given opportunities to develop an increased sense of responsibility for and interest in sustainable development, learn to be active participants in society, understand how people, nature and society affect each other, and understand how the different choices that people make in everyday life can contribute to sustainable development. In this chapter, we firstly offer a brief overview about contemporary research on early childhood education for Sustainability (ECEfS) and children’s participation in EfS. Secondly, we describe ECE and ECEfS in our national Swedish context. Thirdly, we present some current research initiatives and examples from Swedish ECEfS practice. Finally, we discuss the challenges and further potential for ECEfS in Sweden. 

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Springer Nature , 2025. Vol. 45, p. 191-209
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International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, ISSN 24688746
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-73112DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-93291-5_12Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105013220834OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-73112DiVA, id: diva2:1992407
Available from: 2025-08-27 Created: 2025-08-27 Last updated: 2026-02-10Bibliographically approved

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