Field of work
Marianne Presthus Heggen has a background in ecology. She teaches early childhood teacher education, on topics in natural sciences, outdoor learning, environmental issues and education for sustainability. Her research foci are on education for sustainability and environmental education in early childhood, with particular interest on children’s reflections and contributions within these. She leads the work package “Being and becoming eco-citizens” at KINDknow - Kindergarten Knowledge Centre for Systemic Research on Diversity and Sustainable Futures. She has several articles from early childhood education, and tries to hold her research close to the children.
- BUB 1 Sustainable Development by Involvement
- NHB, Nature, health and movement
- Education for sustainability
- Environmental education
- children's curiosity
Selected publications
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Physical education and natural sciences in Norwegian early childhood teacher education : Mutually supporting EfS
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Early Childhood Education for Sustainability Through Contradicting and Overlapping Dimensions
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Children as eco-citizens?
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Bærekraftig utvikling - pedagogiske tilnærminger i barnehagen
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"We Are All Nature" - Young Children's Statements About Nature