CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: A VERITABLE TOOL FOR SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION
Keywords:
Children’s literature, Ecological system, Sustainable education.Abstract
Abstract
It is believed that children’s literature is a veritable literary genre that can be used by adults, parents, educators, and caregivers to teach children sustainable education so that they are empowered from cradle to take ownership of societal challenges and
join the leagues of global problem solvers. To achieve the objective of this study, the researcher adopted Bronfenbrenner’s 1979 ecological system theory which states the dynamic relationship between the child’s general environment and their
overall development. The study highlighted the implications of children’s literature on sustainable development goals that are children-bound and made a case for the selection of appropriate literary genres which will inculcate in young children, who
will eventually take over the reins of power from the adults, the desired societal values that will ultimately lead to the realization of the much-desired sustainable education.
