ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN PRESCHOOL AGE AS AN EDUCATIONAL PRIORITY

TitleENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IN PRESCHOOL AGE AS AN EDUCATIONAL PRIORITY
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2026
AuthorsLamanauskas, V
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume84
Issue2
Start Page254-258
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedApril/2026
Type of ArticleEditorial
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-2538-7111
Keywordsecological awareness, environmental education, preschool age, science education
Abstract

Preschool age is one of the most sensitive and important periods for the formation of a person's relationship with the world. It is then that a child first begins not only to get to know the environment, but also to understand his place in it. Therefore, environmental education at this stage cannot be perceived as a narrow topic about waste sorting or individual cleaning campaigns. Preschool environmental education is extremely important because a positive attitude towards nature is formed in childhood. Young children more easily acquire values and habits, therefore the development of ecological awareness already in preschool age makes sense. Children who learn to care for the environment (e.g., through waste disposal, water or energy conservation) will carry these habits into adulthood, reducing potential environmental damage in the future.

URLhttps://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/article?articleId=4843268
DOI10.33225/pec/26.84.254
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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