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ERIC Number: EJ1423618
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
EISSN: EISSN-1475-7575
A Bird's Eye View: Comparing Young Children's Play in Forest School in England with Forest Kindergarten in Denmark
Melanie Mackinder
Education 3-13, v52 n5 p718-735 2024
Forest School in England is the practice of young children playing outside, rooted in the outdoor kindergartens of Scandinavia and more especially Denmark. Using observation and semi-structured interviews with children and adults in two settings, this case study approach allowed an in-depth look at where, how and what children played in a Forest School in England compared with a Forest Kindergarten in Denmark. This study found that even though each case had contextual differences, with different conceptualisations of pedagogy and play, children were active in the process of their play. Choosing to play in familiar places, which resources they needed, on their own or with peers, but away from adults, a common theme to the play was play stories or narratives. Bounded by the two cases, and explored through play pedagogy, this study offers practitioners and pedagogues a unique insight into how children experience and operate in two similar yet different forest environments.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); Denmark
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