Introducing Our Key Ideas and Perspectives

In this introduction, we provide an overview of our rationale for writing this booklet. As we are coming to the end (somewhat!) of our academic careers, we felt our perspectives on why, when, and how ECEfS has developed—in collaboration with local, national, and international colleagues—is a ‘good news’ story worth telling. We also take the opportunity to explain key terms related to sustainability, education for sustainability, and its relevance to early childhood education, setting up the contexts for the following chapters.