Teaching nature and nation in the Swedish mobile preschool

Danielle Ekman Ladru; Zsuzsa Millei; Camilla Eline Andersen; Katarzyna Gawlicz; Katarina Gustafson; Sirpa Lappalainen

doi:10.1177/09075682231218805

Teaching nature and nation in the Swedish mobile preschool

Danielle Ekman Ladru, Zsuzsa Millei, Camilla Eline Andersen, Katarzyna Gawlicz, Katarina Gustafson, Sirpa Lappalainen

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Abstract

Ideas of nature, nation and childhood are intertwined in Nordic early childhood education. We explore in ethnographic data the ways nature is taught in Swedish mobile preschools. We show how everyday nationalism manifests in the teaching practices of ‘good’ pedagogy in nature. We argue that depending on who is teaching and learning, various constructions of nationhood emerge enabling the re-imagination of a single national imaginary to a plural one.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	13-29
Journal	Childhood
Volume	31
Issue number	1
Early online date	12 Dec 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/09075682231218805
Publication status	Published - 2024
Publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

early childhood
education
everyday nationalism
mobile preschools
Nature

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Cultural Studies
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Anthropology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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