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Borger, Laurie Landon – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The National Research Council's most recent report "Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8," (2007) has suggested a redefinition of science proficiency. "This framework rests on a view of science as both a body of knowledge and an evidence-based, model building enterprise that continually extends,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Inquiry, Active Learning, Elementary School Science
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Wardle, Francis – Young Children, 1995
Examines the quality of teaching offered at the Hutterian kindergarten school in New Meadow Run, Pennsylvania, as an example of an outdoor school. Suggests that, based on the ideas of Rousseau, Pestallozzi, and Froebel on early play and natural development, outdoor schools can offer an alternative to current structured academic school activities…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Educational Theories, Experiential Learning, Farm Visits