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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"outdoor learning"”.
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An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Engagement and Perceptions of Science Learning in Outdoor Learning Environments
… how educators view and experience science learning in informal environments is necessary for increasing the likelihood that these educators will integrate informal science resources into their curricula. The purpose of this study is to investigate relationships amongst preservice teacher …
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Challenged in a web of power: A study of a small cohort of early childhood care and education practitioners through the lens of outdoor learning and risky play.
… that has provided evidence of the benefits of outdoor learning and risky play for children’s development, yet within an Irish context there appears to be a gap in the provision of this type of play in the early childhood sector. This study is about early childhood care and education …
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A Description and Evaluation of a Three-Day Outdoor Living Experience With a Fifth Grade Class
… accumulating evidence concerning the worth of outdoor education projects in the following ways: (1) by describing in detail a three-day outdoor learning experience of a fifth grade class in the Swauk area of Kittitas County, Washington; (2) by carefully explaining and describing the procedures …
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Developing good practice in the provision of outdoor education in the early years
… the relationship between children's use of the outdoor environment and the early years curriculum. An action research approach was used in which cycles of observation, reflection and intervention led to deeper understandings about children's learning and the way it can be facilitated through the …
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A new focus for education? Nature connection as a goal for all education: Theoretical, research and practical perspectives
… its current status as an assumed by-product of outdoor learning, starting with early childhood and spanning across to higher education. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory but also drawing upon research from developmental and environmental psychology, it further proposes a research-informed …
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Tearing down classroom walls to address nature-deficit disorder
… This dissertation investigated the advantages of outdoor learning and play, and its impact on the holistic development of Maltese children in the primary years. The purpose was to explore how these benefits can help address ‘Nature-Deficit Disorder’. The data collected through 25 semi-structured …
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Changes in nature connection: A study of the effects on the participants of taking part in an antique seed, natural farming, and seed balls workshop
… and theoretical teaching methods, responsible learning, outdoor learning, indoor learning, hands-on learning
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A Comparison of English and Turkish Early Years/Kindergarten Teachers’ Understandings of and Practices in Outdoor Activities
… teachers’ understandings and practices of outdoor activities. Comparative research provides a wider understanding of the two different cultures’ current circumstances in outdoor activities. Such research provides in-depth understanding of educational aspects in different cultures, and …
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Exploring Student's Perceptions of a Place-Responsive, Sustainability-Focused Expedition to Zanzibar and its Implications for Outdoor Education Practice.
… growing critiques of traditional adventure-based outdoor education, which often prioritises physical challenge over ecological engagement, this research explores an alternative approach that fosters cultural, historical, and environmental connections. Guided by an interpretivist paradigm and a …
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Agriculture Without Farmers? Constructions of and Resistances to Whiteness in Two Midwestern Agricultural Education Classrooms
… unique space for experiential, collaborative, outdoor learning, unlike any other school spaces (Croom, 2008; Hains et al., 2015; Roberts, 2006). Finally, in articulating what could be happening in Ag Ed classrooms, I draw on emancipatory pedagogy (Freire, 1975; Giroux, 1983; Kincheloe, 2008), …
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Learning during lockdown: did prior attendance at a Forest School programme alter children’s home learning experiences, during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Forest School is a child-centred, regular, outdoor learning programme, that was developed in Scandinavia. The Forest School movement is being increasingly adopted by United Kingdom (UK) education settings, however at present there is limited rigorous evidence that has shown the efficacy of the …
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Providing Connections: A Wetland Boardwalk
… site adjacent to their building to provide an outdoor learning area for wetland education. This report is the culmination of my on-site inventory, research, process and design proposal for this boardwalk route that combine to fulfill my capstone project for the Master of Landscape Architecture …
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Incentives and disincentives of adolescent girls participation in outdoor activities and recommendations for practitioners
… girls’ participation in and enjoyment of outdoor activities (OAs), with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of future advocates and stewards of our natural environment, outdoor activity practitioners and other interested parties must gain an understanding of adolescent girls and …
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Incentives and disincentives of adolescent girls participation in outdoor activities and recommendations for practitioners
… girls’ participation in and enjoyment of outdoor activities (OAs), with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of future advocates and stewards of our natural environment, outdoor activity practitioners and other interested parties must gain an understanding of adolescent girls and …
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Learning Landscapes: Theoretical Issues and Design Considerations for the Development of Childrens Educational Landscapes
… reveals that play forms the common link between learning and child development. The design considerations being presented in this study incorporate play. Being aware of and understanding the developmental and intellectual needs and abilities of children will give designers the foundation to make …
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Interweaving Iiyiyiu (Cree) Ways of Knowing and Land-Based Learning with Science Curriculum at Waapinichikush Elementary School, Chisasibi, Quebec
… in Chisasibi, Quebec, to identify approaches to learning and teaching science that are culturally appropriate and to bring student learning outdoors and onto the land. A participatory action research approach incorporating Indigenous research methods was used. Teachers, Elders and other community …
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Perceptions and understanding of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC) by teachers and teacher trainees and the opportunities and challenges of integrating ESDGC into early childhood learning within the Foundation Phase
… how they included this in their teaching and learning, and the benefits and challenges they associated with this agenda. Teachers and organisational experts also provided insights into the specific issues encountered when engaging young children within the Foundation Phase with ESDGC. On the …
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How can I, as a Froebelian Teacher, practice Active and Experiential Learning in an Irish- Language Early Immersion Education (Luath-Tumoideachas) Setting?
… an account of both my professional and personal learning journeys. This thesis documents an adaptation of my language teaching methodologies through critically reflective practice, and the examination of my assumptions and values. The intervention for this research project, called Fiontar …
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Beautiful little moments: a principally ethnographic study of eight East Anglian artists' pedagogies
… daylong conference hosted by the organisation on outdoor learning, which included presentations by two artists I observed. I participated in two artist-led reflective conversations when five artists and three site partners discussed workshops I observed. I conducted seven semi-structured …
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Wild Country Hall: Children’s learning at a residential outdoor education centre.
This thesis is about learning at a residential outdoor education centre [pseudonym:- Wild County Hall]. It poses and answers three questions: • How useful might discursive positioning be as a perspective on learning? • What are the discourses at Wild Country Hall and how are they different to …
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