ERIC Number: EJ1445299
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 17
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4279
EISSN: EISSN-1475-7575
'Sometimes There are Rules about What Girls Can Do': A Rights-Based Exploration of Primary-Aged Children's Constructions of Gender in Forest School
Education 3-13, v52 n8 p1510-1526 2024
This paper examines Forest School's potential to support gender equality among primary school-aged children. Using a rights-based perspective, an observational study - including children's drawings - explored children's constructions of gender in Forest School and classroom sessions. The study found that although children generally appeared "more" constrained by gender norms in Forest School than in the classroom, Forest School provided increased opportunities for greater freedom from these norms. These findings offer initial insights into aspects of Forest School that may address or perpetuate gender inequality, and raise questions about how Forest School practice might be adapted to support gender equality more effectively.
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Gender Differences, Environmental Education, Outdoor Education, Equal Education, Educational Practices, Childrens Rights, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Urban Areas, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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