ERIC Number: EJ1434969
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 15
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EISSN: EISSN-1913-5688
Nature-Based Physical Activity in Pictures: A Photovoice Unit in (and Beyond) Physical and Health Education
Jennifer Gruno; Sandra Gibbons
LEARNing Landscapes, v17 n1 p109-123 2024
Experts in public health and education alike have long advocated for the engagement of youth in nature to foster movement, human-nature connectedness, and mental wellbeing. Physical and health education teachers in school-based programs continue to find a variety of ways to help their students be physically active in the natural environment due to the plethora of positive benefits. This paper describes a unit entitled Nature-Based Physical Activity in Pictures that utilized Photovoice to engage youth and foster human-nature connectedness.
Descriptors: Photography, Social Action, Community Education, Participatory Research, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Health Education, Learner Engagement, Units of Study, Environmental Education, Quality of Life, Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary School Curriculum, Community Change, Student Empowerment
LEARN (Leading English Education and Resource Network). 2030 Dagenais Blvd West, 2nd Floor, Laval Quebec H7L 5W2 Canada. Web site: https://learninglandscapes.ca/index.php/learnland
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: Grade 10; High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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