Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters?
Outdoor spaces are a feature of most Australian early learning settings and have potential for many learning opportunities. This article reports on a study that investigated three- and four- year old children’s perspectives of the outdoor environment in their early childhood education setting. The r...
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Early Childhood Australia Inc.
2015
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| description | Outdoor spaces are a feature of most Australian early learning settings and have potential for many learning opportunities. This article reports on a study that investigated three- and four- year old children’s perspectives of the outdoor environment in their early childhood education setting. The research was conducted using multi-method approaches including child-led tours and photography, photographic elicitation, and conversations. Findings emphasise the importance for children of being able to pretend, move, observe, and be social. These findings have implications for designers of both curriculum and outdoor spaces for young children. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-351632017-01-30T13:48:04Z Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? Merewether, Jane Outdoor spaces are a feature of most Australian early learning settings and have potential for many learning opportunities. This article reports on a study that investigated three- and four- year old children’s perspectives of the outdoor environment in their early childhood education setting. The research was conducted using multi-method approaches including child-led tours and photography, photographic elicitation, and conversations. Findings emphasise the importance for children of being able to pretend, move, observe, and be social. These findings have implications for designers of both curriculum and outdoor spaces for young children. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35163 http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=975222265851876;res=IELHSS Early Childhood Australia Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Merewether, Jane Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? |
| title | Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? |
| title_full | Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? |
| title_fullStr | Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? |
| title_short | Young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: What matters? |
| title_sort | young children's perspectives of outdoor learning spaces: what matters? |
| url | http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=975222265851876;res=IELHSS http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/35163 |