Research

  • Garcia Manas, C., and Siraj-Blatchford, J. (Submitted) Activity Theory, Participation Rights, and Sociodramatic Play in Early Childhood Education.

    Garcia Manas, C. (Submitted) Balancing Acts: Adult Roles and Children's Agency in Early Childhood Sustainability Education. 

    Garcia Manas, C. (2026) Reframing Education for Sustainability in Early Childhood: Exploring the Social Dimension in the Case of England. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-026-00503-2

    Garcia Manas, C. (2025) Sociodramatic Play for Social Sustainability in Early Childhood Education and Care: An Exploration of Young Children's Perspectives and Their Role in the Sustainability Discourse. Doctoral thesis, University of Dundee. (Under embargo.)

    Garcia Manas, C. (2024) Education for social sustainability in early years: towards an inclusive perspective – a literature review. The Living Lab, 1(1), 108–121. https://doi.org/10.20933/40000105

  • OMEP 2023 · Cyprus

    Rewiring Education for Sustainability in Early Years for an Interconnected World

    BECERA 2024 · Birmingham

    Children as Active Participants and Capable Contributors in a World where Adults Hold the Power

    EECERA 2024 · Brighton

    The Transformative Power of Children's Perspectives in Fostering Sustainable Communities

    Education Experts 2025 · Qatar

    Moderator, Agenda 2030, AI and Sustainability

    ACT Teaching Citizenship Conference 2026 · London

    Sustainable Citizenship from the Foundations Up: The importance of children's voices, participation, and agency