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Download full textHedges, Helen – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2004
Excursions, or field trips, are a common component of early childhood programs, seen as a means of enriching the curriculum by providing experiences with people, places, and things in the community. Although excursions have been used as a framework for research on children's memory development, research on the efficacy of excursions in terms of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Field Trips, Preschool Children, Knowledge Level
