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Outdoor Learning across the Early Years in Australia: Inconsistencies, Challenges, and Recommendations
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Lisa Frances; Frances Quinn; Sue Elliott; Jo Bird – Australian Educational Researcher, 2024
In this article, we explore inconsistencies in the implementation of outdoor learning across Australian early years' education. The benefits of outdoor learning justify regular employment of this pedagogical approach in both early childhood education and primary school settings. Early childhood education services provide daily outdoor learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Program Implementation, Elementary Education
Implementation Adherence and Perspectives of the Childcare PhysicaL ActivitY (PLAY) Policy: A Process Evaluation
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Szpunar, Monika; Johnson, Andrew M.; Driediger, Molly; Burke, Shauna M.; Irwin, Jennifer D.; Shelley, Jacob; Timmons, Brian W.; Vanderloo, Leigh M.; Tucker, Patricia – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
The Childcare PhysicaL ActivitY (PLAY) policy was an evidence-informed, eight-item institutional-level policy document targeting children's physical activity, outdoor play, and sedentary time. Nine childcare centers in London, Ontario, participated in this cluster, randomized controlled trial. Early Childhood Educators allocated to the…
Descriptors: Child Health, Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Foreign Countries
How and Why Did Outdoor Play Become a Central Focus of Scottish Early Learning and Care Policy
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Perlman, Michal; Howe, Nina; Bergeron, Catherine – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
Based on a government document review, 25 stakeholder interviews, and 7 site visits, we examined how and why outdoor play became a focus of Scottish policy for early learning and care programs; we also documented opportunities and barriers to policy implementation. The outdoor play emphasis began as a bottom-up initiative, with a few early…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Play, Kindergarten, Young Children
Scotland Embarks on a National Outdoor Play Initiative: Educator Perspectives
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Howe, Nina; Perlman, Michal; Bergeron, Catherine; Burns, Samantha – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: The Scottish government is in the process of transforming their early childhood learning and care landscape by doubling the number of free hours of childcare for families and by requiring that all children in care spend a significant portion of each day outdoors. Thus, the government is promoting outdoor play programs. We…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Play, Physical Environment, Educational Policy
Implementation of the Bondar Report: A Reflection on the State of Environmental Education in Ontario
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Bardecki, Michal J.; McCarthy, Lynda H. – Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, 2020
The 2007 Bondar Report, "Shaping Our Schools, Shaping Our Future," generated a vision for environmental curricula in Ontario. It has been the basis for the mandated framework introduced in 2009 by the Ministry of Education for environmental education (EE) in all Ontario schools. Based on our research and personal reflections, this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, Curriculum Development, Teaching Methods
Falling into LINE: School Strategies for Overcoming Challenges Associated with Learning in Natural Environments (LINE)
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Edwards-Jones, Andrew; Waite, Sue; Passy, Rowena – Education 3-13, 2018
As the benefits of outdoor learning have become of increasing interest to the education sector, so the importance of understanding and overcoming challenges associated with this pedagogy has gained greater significance. The Natural Connections Demonstration Project recruited primary, secondary, and special schools across south-west England with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Qualitative Research, Case Studies