The benefits of beginning Education for Sustainability (EfS) in early childhood are now widely documented. With the support of their teachers, young children have shown that through engagement in sustainability practices they are capable of becoming active citizens in their communities (Duhn, Bachmann, & Harris, 2010; Kelly & White, 2012; Ritchie, 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008). Engagement with EfS has not been widespread across the early childhood sector in Aotearoa New Zealand (Duhn et al., 2010; Vaealiki & Mackey, 2008) until recently. One way of addressing EfS in early childhood education is through teacher education institutions preparing students to teach EfS when they graduate.

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职前幼儿教师为教授可持续发展教育所做的准备

在幼儿时期开始可持续发展教育 (EfS) 的好处现在已被广泛记录。在老师的支持下，幼儿已经证明，通过参与可持续发展实践，他们能够成为社区中的积极公民（Duhn、Bachmann 和 Harris，2010；Kelly 和 White，2012；Ritchie，2010；Vaealiki 和 Mackey , 2008)。直到最近，新西兰 Aotearoa 的幼儿部门还没有广泛参与 EfS（Duhn 等人，2010 年；Vaealiki 和 Mackey，2008 年）。在幼儿教育中解决 EfS 的一种方法是通过教师教育机构让学生在毕业时教授 EfS。