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Download full textErnst, Julie – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2014
In the context of encouraging the use of natural outdoor settings for educational experiences with young children, survey research using photographs of outdoor settings was conducted to explore in-service early childhood educators' preferences and perceptions regarding outdoor settings and the educational opportunities and resource needs they…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Outdoor Education, Educational Experience, Photography
Direct linkTorquati, Julia; Ernst, Julie A. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2013
This research examined preservice early childhood educators' perceptions of outdoor settings and their intentions to use outdoor settings in their teaching practice. Students enrolled in an early childhood education program (n = 110) at a university in the Great Lakes region completed surveys that assessed perceptions of natural settings,…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Young Children, Environmental Education, Early Childhood Education
Bailie, Patti Ensel – Young Children, 2010
Nature education is an important part of early childhood education. As young children develop, the natural world offers concrete and authentic learning experiences. Activities focused on nature support learning in all developmental domains. Children develop physically through hiking in natural terrain, climbing hills and trees, balancing on logs,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Barriers, Outdoor Education
