Alternative Perspectives on Environmental and Sustainability Education: A Study of Curriculum Policies across India, China and Japan

Environmental and Sustainability Education (ESE) in the formal sector is evolving rapidly across global contexts. Early Childhood settings are increasingly being seen as fertile grounds for promoting ESE values, attitudes life-long pro-environmental behaviours. This article provides an in-depth understanding of policy frameworks India, China Japan, focusing on how these support implementation settings. The study a comparative analysis key commonalities frameworks, main enablers vital challenges. It also offers deep conversation convergences divergences that bring together three Asian countries their goals implementation. Finally, paper appeals to audience by offering review non-dominant approaches countries, drawing upon distinctive social, cultural political showcases Eastern cultures lens decipher shifts from dominant Western philosophies. Overall, responds call this special issue look at alternative perspectives understand different