There has been a growing academic interest in the role of outdoor spaces for play in a child′s development. This text represents a coordinated and comprehensive volume of international research on this subject edited by members of the well-established European Early Childhood Education Research Association Outdoor Play and Learning SIG (OPAL). Chapters written by authors from Europe, North and South America, Australasia and Asia Pacific countries are organised into six sections:
- Theoretical Frameworks and Conceptual Approaches for Understanding Outdoor Play & Learning
- Critical Reflections on Policy and Regulation in Outdoor Play & Learning
- Children′s Engagement with Nature, Sustainability and Children′s Geographies
- Diverse Contexts and Inclusion in Children′s Outdoor Play Environments
- Methodologies for Researching Outdoor Play and Learning
- Links Between Research and Practice
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction – Tim Waller, Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Libby Lee-Hammond, Kristi Lekies and Shirley Wyver
PART ONE: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS & CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES – SECTION EDITOR – SHIRLEY WYVER
Chapter 1: Theoretical Framework of Developmental Theories of Play – Olivia Saracho
Chapter 2: Affordance Theory in Outdoor Play – Jane Waters
Chapter 3: Technology and Outdoor Play: Concerns and Opportunities – Doris Bergen
Chapter 4: Outdoor Play in Recess Time – Robyn M Holmes & Kristen E Kohm
Chapter 5: Outdoor Play and Cognitive Development – Shirley Wyver
Chapter 6: Forest School for the Early Years in England – Sara Knight
PART TWO: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON POLICY & REGULATION – SECTION EDITOR – ELLEN HANSEN SANDSETER
Chapter 7: Risk and Safety in Outdoor Play – Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Helen Little, David Ball, David Eager and Mariana Brussoni
Chapter 8: The Evolution of Policy on Risk Management in Outdoor Play – Tim Gill
Chapter 9: Outdoor Play Spaces In Canada: As If Children Mattered – Susan Herrington, Sara Brunelle, Mariana Brussoni
Chapter 10: The Rise of Outdoor Play and Education Issues in Preschools in South Korea – Kwi-Ok Nah
Chapter 11: Outdoor Play in Latin American Early Childhood and Elementary Schools: A Review of the Literature – Pelusa Orellana & Maria Francisca Valenzuela
Chapter 12: How to Revitalize American Playgrounds – Susan Solomon
PART THREE: CHILDREN′S ENGAGEMENT WITH NATURE, SUSTAINABILITY & CHILDREN′S GEOGRAPHIES – SECTION EDITOR – EVA ARLEMALM-HAGSER
Chapter 13: Early Childhood Education for Sustainability. The Relationship Between Young Children’s Participation and Agency – Children and Nature – Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér & Anette Sandberg
Chapter 14: Considering Children’s Opportunities for Exploration of Their Local Environment and Engagement with Nature – Sarah Mac Quarrie, Clare Nugent
Chapter 15: Nature Preschools in Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Norway: Characteristics and Differences – Olav Lysklett
Chapter 16: Places for Symbolic Play in Nature Environments – Eva Änggård
Chapter 17: Assessing Free Play Behavior in Urban Play Spaces – Antje Luchs
Chapter 18: Nature Pedagogy – An Exploration of the Storied Narratives Which Illustrate Its Application Across Spaces Inside, Outside And Beyond – Claire Warden
Chapter 19: An Australian Perspective: Seeking Sustainability in Early Childhood Outdoor Playspaces – Sue Elliott
PART FOUR: DIVERSE CONTEXTS & INCLUSION IN CHILDREN′S OUTDOOR PLAY ENVIRONMENTS – SECTION EDITOR – LIBBY LEE-HAMMOND
Chapter 20: Belonging in Nature: Spirituality, Indigenous Cultures and Biophilia – Libby Lee-Hammond
Chapter 21: Along Paths of Movement: Sámi Children and Early Childhood Student Teachers as Wayfarers – Ylva Jannok Nutti
Chapter 22: Gender Issues in Outdoor Play – Feyza Tantekin Erden, Zisan Guner Alpaslan
Chapter 23: Outdoor play and Learning in the Landscape of Children’s Rights – Theresa Casey
Chapter 24: Multilingual Development and Outdoor Play – Georgianna Duarte, Greta Freeman
Chapter 25: Thinking with Land/Working with Elders: Accessing Indigenous Knowledges in Early Childhood Education Through Outdoor Experiences – Mary Caroline Rowan
Chapter 26: ‚Men and Women in Outdoor Play – The Gender Perspective‘ – Bernhard Koch, Kari Emilsen
PART FIVE: METHODOLOGIES FOR RESEARCHING OUTDOOR PLAY & LEARNING – SECTION EDITOR – TIM WALLER
Chapter 27: Participatory Research with Very Young Children – Angeliki Bitou, Tim Waller
Chapter 28: Developing the Pedagogic Method Narrative Journey – Philip Waters
Chapter 29: Take Two: Using Video as an Analysis Tool for Outdoor Play – Natalie Canning
Chapter 30: The Importance of Randomised Control Trials as an Evidence Base – Shirley Wyver
Chapter 31: Indigenous Methodologies in Education Research: Case Study of Children’s Play in Solomon Islands – Libby Lee-Hammond, Yeshe Colliver
Chapter 32: “Naturalizar Educativamente”: The Chilean Quest for Introducing Outdoor Learning and Play in Early Childhood Education – Josefina Prieto
Chapter 33: Indigenising Outdoor Play in New Zealand – Dr Amanda Bateman, Professor Margie Hohepa, Tim Bennet
PART SIX: LINKS BETWEEN RESEARCH & PRACTICE – SECTION EDITOR – KRISTI LEKIES
Chapter 34: Investigating Children’s Collecting Behavior Outdoors – Kristi Lekies, Thomas Beery, Jed Brensinger
Chapter 35: Enhancing the Outdoor Learning Spaces for Pre-Primary Classes in Western Ethiopia – Dr Valerie Huggins
Chapter 36: Outdoor Play and Learning in Preschools in South Africa – Judy Van Heerden, Marie Botha
Chapter 37: Early Childhood Teachers’ (Pre- and Compulsory School Teachers) Use of the Outdoor Environment in Children’s Learning About Living Beings – Kristín Norðdahl, Jóhanna Einarsdóttir and Gunnhildur Óskarsdóttir
Chapter 38: Storied Landscapes: Children’s Experiences and The ‘Sense’ of Place – Kari Jorgensen
Chapter 39: The Magic of Outdoor Play: A Phenomenological Hermeneutic Approach – Merete Lund Fasting
Chapter 40: What Children Are Learning During Outdoor Play Activities? Examining the Free Play Activities – Sachiko Kitano
Über den Autor
Tim Waller is Editor of this book, and Professor of Child and Family Studies at Anglia Ruskin University. The majority of the contributors are based at the University of Northampton, and this is very much a team book.
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