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Direct linkMaynard, Trisha; Waters, Jane; Clement, Jennifer – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2013
The Foundation Phase for Wales advocates an experiential, play-based approach to learning for children aged three to seven years that includes child-initiated activity within the outdoor environment. In previous research, Foundation Phase practitioners maintained that children perceived to be "underachieving" within the classroom came…
Descriptors: Play, Underachievement, Outdoor Education, Teaching Methods
Maynard, Trisha; Chicken, Sarah – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2010
In Wales, concerns about the perceived over-formalisation of young children's educational experiences led to the introduction of a Foundation Phase Framework for children aged three to seven years that advocates a more holistic, play-based approach. Following the staging of the Reggio Emilia travelling exhibition, funding was secured for a project…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reggio Emilia Approach, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Maynard, Trisha; Waters, Jane – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2007
In 2001, the Welsh Assembly Government announced proposals for a Foundation Phase for children aged three to seven years. The Foundation Phase framework promotes a play-based approach to children's learning in both indoor and outdoor contexts and places children's well-being and their personal and social development at its core. While the…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Foreign Countries, Social Development, Research Projects
