ERIC Number: EJ1443386
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0311-6999
EISSN: EISSN-2210-5328
Outdoor Learning across the Early Years in Australia: Inconsistencies, Challenges, and Recommendations
Lisa Frances; Frances Quinn; Sue Elliott; Jo Bird
Australian Educational Researcher, v51 n5 p2141-2159 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 opportunities as required by Australian national policy documents. However, Australian primary schools are not subject to such requirements and teachers often face challenges regarding outdoor learning, thus regular implementation in primary classes can be a low priority. As children in the year before school and the first year of school have similar learning and developmental needs, we argue that the benefits of outdoor learning should be available to all children across the early years. We also recommend regular outdoor learning in the first year of schooling to promote continuity as children transition from early childhood education to primary schools.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Program Implementation, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Barriers, Elementary School Teachers, Comparative Analysis, Reliability
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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