ERIC Number: EJ1351878
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 20
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"Friluftsliv" and Wild Pedagogies: Building Pedagogies for Early Childhood Education in a Time of Environmental Uncertainty
Kari Anne Jørgensen-Vittersø; Sean Blenkinsop; Marianne Presthus Heggen; Henrik Neegaard
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education, v25 p135-154 2022
This article seeks to put two pedagogical orientations, one influenced by "friluftsliv" and the other wild pedagogies, into dialogue. The theoretical section focuses on three key components: childhood, knowledge, and nature. Next, we frame "friluftsliv" and wild pedagogies and connect them to contemporary early childhood education contexts. Here, we offer a short summary of wild pedagogies' six touchstones: Nature as Co-Teacher; Complexity, the Unknown, and Spontaneity; Locating the Wild; Time and Practice; Socio-Cultural Change; and Building Alliances and the Human Community. In this section, we focus on the connections with, and challenges to, "friluftsliv" practices in a pedagogical setting. Then, we examine the possibilities for developing new pedagogies for both wild pedagogies and "friluftsliv." The paper offers no definitive conclusion, rather returning to a reflection on the three key components.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Innovation, Epistemology
Canadian Journal of Environmental Education. Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, 955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada. Fax: 807-346-7771; e-mail: cjee@lakeheadu.ca; Web site: http://cjee.lakeheadu.ca
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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