ERIC Number: EJ1038611
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
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Independent Thinkers and Learners: A Critical Evaluation of the "Growing Together Schools Programme"
Sharpe, Darren
Pastoral Care in Education, v32 n3 p197-207 2014
This article reports on primary data following an evaluative research project examining an innovative outdoor learning programme in the South East of England with pupils from year six in a primary school. The programme focused on enhancing the skills, experiences and personal attributes of children and young people to cope better with the challenges of learning in the classroom. The evaluation focused on how the intervention was successful in building confidence in children and preparing them for academic success. This study is unique, in that it aims to privilege children's voices and explores their subjective accounts of the programme to actually begin to understand some of the nuances and issues involved in participating from a child's perspective in an outdoor learning programme.
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Outdoor Education, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Skill Development, Elementary School Students, Educational Innovation, Student Attitudes, Semi Structured Interviews, Child Development, Personal Autonomy
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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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