Childhood Education and Sustainable Society

Dear Colleagues,

It is our pleasure to announce a new Special Issue, entitled “Childhood Education and Sustainable Society”, in the journal Sustainability.

The shift from a consumer society to a sustainable society should be increasingly fostered through educational practices that raise awareness from early childhood. Especially when we talk about younger children, it is important to consolidate the way sustainability is seen and addressed in childhood education, the implications for the development of educational practices more in line with this new reality, and the benefits of such practices for the well-being of societies and future generations. Considering that the behavior, attitudes, and values developed in the early years of life have a lasting impact on children, it is essential to invest in early childhood education for the formation of citizens who are more aware, responsible, and committed to sustainable development.

In this sense, this Special Issue of Sustainability invites you to submit original research articles and reviews, and other manuscripts that reveal good practices and research in education for sustainable development related to childhood education, covering various educational, pedagogical, social, cultural and/or political aspects.

Prof. Dr. Ana Isabel Santos
Prof. Dr. Cristina Mesquita
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.