Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI

This study was set on the National Child Development Research Centre (NCDRC) Kindergarten, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), to identify the role of the outdoor landscape in shaping the sense of place and assisting the T&L process of children. Qualitative research design with 15 informa...

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Main Authors: Hussain, Mohd Amirul, Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam, Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof, Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri, Basri, Azizul Qayyum, Hanapi, Zaliza, Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
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Language:English
Published: International Information and Engineering Technology Association 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/1/114661.pdf
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author Hussain, Mohd Amirul
Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam
Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof
Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri
Basri, Azizul Qayyum
Hanapi, Zaliza
Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
author_facet Hussain, Mohd Amirul
Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam
Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof
Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri
Basri, Azizul Qayyum
Hanapi, Zaliza
Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
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description This study was set on the National Child Development Research Centre (NCDRC) Kindergarten, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), to identify the role of the outdoor landscape in shaping the sense of place and assisting the T&L process of children. Qualitative research design with 15 informants from UPSI's Department of Development and Asset Management (DDAM) and kindergarten teachers were interviewed, revealing themes in outdoor landscapes impact in children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development educationally. The study emphasizes the importance of landscape design for holistic child development, compelling kindergarten authorities and the Ministry of Education to prioritize landscape designs in kindergartens.
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spelling upm-1146612025-01-22T07:34:44Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/ Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI Hussain, Mohd Amirul Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri Basri, Azizul Qayyum Hanapi, Zaliza Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid This study was set on the National Child Development Research Centre (NCDRC) Kindergarten, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), to identify the role of the outdoor landscape in shaping the sense of place and assisting the T&L process of children. Qualitative research design with 15 informants from UPSI's Department of Development and Asset Management (DDAM) and kindergarten teachers were interviewed, revealing themes in outdoor landscapes impact in children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development educationally. The study emphasizes the importance of landscape design for holistic child development, compelling kindergarten authorities and the Ministry of Education to prioritize landscape designs in kindergartens. International Information and Engineering Technology Association 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/1/114661.pdf Hussain, Mohd Amirul and Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam and Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof and Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri and Basri, Azizul Qayyum and Hanapi, Zaliza and Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid (2024) Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI. International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics, 19 (4). pp. 1187-1194. ISSN 1755-7437; eISSN: 1755-7445 https://iieta.org/journals/ijdne/paper/10.18280/ijdne.190409 10.18280/ijdne.190409
spellingShingle Hussain, Mohd Amirul
Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam
Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof
Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri
Basri, Azizul Qayyum
Hanapi, Zaliza
Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI
title Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI
title_full Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI
title_fullStr Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI
title_full_unstemmed Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI
title_short Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI
title_sort impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the ncdrc kindergarten at upsi
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661/1/114661.pdf