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Outdoor Play Areas in Childcare Settings and Children's Physical Aggression: A Longitudinal Study of Norwegian Kindergartens
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Flouri, Eirini; Mueller, Marie; Idsøe, Thormod; Naerde, Ane – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2023
We investigated the role of physical characteristics of kindergartens' outdoor play areas in teacher-rated physical aggression (PAgg) among 423 children followed annually from ages two to four years. We used data from the Behaviour Outlook Norwegian Developmental Study which follows children from southeast Norway, a country where almost all two-…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Playgrounds
Children's Use of Environmental Features Affording Risky Play in Early Childhood Education and Care
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Obee, Patricia; Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Harper, Nevin J. – Early Child Development and Care, 2021
Risky play is defined as thrilling and challenging forms of play that have the potential for physical injury and has been linked to development and health benefits for children in the early years. These benefits include risk-assessment skills, increased physical activity and well-being, and promoting social competencies and resilience. Currently,…
Descriptors: Play, Risk, Child Behavior, Environmental Influences
Physical Activity and Interaction for Less Active Pupils at Elementary School: The Experiences of Teachers and Parents
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Øien, Aud Marie; Solheim, Inger Johanne – European Physical Education Review, 2019
The aim of this study was to explore how teachers and parents experience and reflect on participation and interaction with and between less active fifth-grade pupils in physically active academic lessons, in the school playground and during physical activity homework. This study formed part of the Active Smarter Kids study investigating the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Interaction, Elementary School Students
Outdoors as an Arena for Science Learning and Physical Education in Kindergarten
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Skarstein, Tuula H.; Ugelstad, Ingunn Berrefjord – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2020
The aim of this study is to provide more knowledge on how outdoor time in Norwegian kindergartens is used as a resource for educational activities regarding science education and physical education. Through a questionnaire and a focus group interview, the study investigated early childhood teachers' perceptions of their work with these subjects…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Science Education, Movement Education, Physical Activities
Provisions for Outdoor Play and Learning in Slovene Preschools
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Kos, Marjanca; Jerman, Janez – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2013
This study examined play and learning in the natural environment and on the playgrounds of Slovene preschools. It included 140 preschool teachers and 264 parents of children who attended preschools in 21 Slovene towns. Data were collected through questionnaires with questions referring to time spent outdoors, children's outdoor activities,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Education, Outdoor Education, Learning Activities
Childhood's Garden: Memory and Meaning of Gardens.
Francis, Mark – Children's Environments, 1995
Probes some of the conceptual meanings people attach to gardens, based on memories and meanings of childhood gardens. The results of interviews with gardeners in California and Norway are used to illustrate different meanings people attach to childhood gardens. Concludes with some of the design, planning, and management issues facing childhood…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education