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June 3, 2026ECNU Review of EducationOpen Access

Conceptualizing Emergent Ocean Literacy: Exploring Sensuous and Spatial Early Childhood Education and Ecological Care Practices in Coastal Landscapes

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EØElin Eriksen ØdegaardWestern Norway University of Applied SciencesÅBÅsta BirkelandWestern Norway University of Applied Sciences

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Explores ocean literacy practices in early childhood education, revealing insights for ecological care in coastal areas.

Key Points

  • This article aims to conceptualize educational practices for ocean literacy that are age-appropriate and relevant to early childhood education.
  • Enquired into children's, teachers’, artists’, and researchers’ co-explorations of local ocean landscapes.
  • Utilized narrative descriptions to illustrate children's connections to oceans through stories and world maps.
  • Applied utopian action research to inform educational practices.
  • Proposed the concept of emergent ocean literacy to define how young children conceptualize oceans and landscapes.
  • Demonstrated that children engage with and remember significant events related to ocean welfare.
  • Identified pedagogical practices that foster a 'glocal' mindset among young learners.

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Ødegaard et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc509dee9eb8c0dce67fehttps://doi.org/10.1177/20965311261455739
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