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International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education

ISSN 2331-0464 (online)
Volume 5, Number 1
Fall 2017

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial Note Of Swallows, Smiles, and Saving the Earth Ken Finch, Consulting Editor	3
Four Methods for Engaging Young Children as Environmental Education Researchers Carrie Green, University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA	6
Exploring the Intersection of Beliefs toward Outdoor Play and Cold Weather among Northeast Minnesota’s Formal Education and Non-formal EE Communities Amy Christine Hughes, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, USA Kevin Zak, Northland College, Wisconsin, USA Julie Ernst, University of Minnesota, Duluth, US Rebecca Meyer, University of Minnesota Extension Center for Youth Development, USA	20
“It vapors up like this”: Children Making Sense of Embodied Illustrations of Evaporation at a Swedish School Anneli Bergnell Karlsson, University of Borås, Borås, Sweden	39
Preschool Children’s Biophilia and Attitudes Toward Nature: The Effect of Personal Experiences Ruddy E. Yanez & Bronwyn S. Fees, Kansas State University, USA Julia Torquati, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA	57
“Trees have a soul too!”: Developing Empathy and Environmental Values in Early Childhood Loukia S. Lithoxoidou, 77th Kindergarten School of Thessaloniki, Greec Alexandros D. Georgopoulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Anastasia Th. Dimitriou, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece Sofia Ch. Xenitidou, NOESIS Science Center and Technology Museum, Greece	68
Adult Perspectives on Structured vs. Unstructured Play in Early Childhood Environmental Education Joshua Hunter, Cherie Graves & Anne Bodensteiner, University of North Dakota, USA	89
Information for Authors	93