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Scogin, Stephen C.; D'Agostino, Sophia R.; Trent-Brown, Sonja; Gall, Andrew – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2022
Nature-based preschool programs continue to grow in popularity across the world. These programs provide children with critically important experiences and help them gain skills that contribute to early school success and accomplishments later in life. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and mandatory lockdowns resulted in reduced opportunities for…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Caregivers, Preschool Education
Ernst, Julie; Burgess, Eva; Bruno, Lexi – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
Preschools and other early childhood education and care settings are influential in the promotion of physical activity (PA) for young children. This study utilized the Yamax Digiwalker pedometer within a quasi-experimental design to quantitatively explore the influence of nature preschools on the PA of 154 preschool-aged children. Results suggest…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, Preschool Children
Arreguín, María Guadalupe – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2021
In this qualitative study, the author investigated nature as a context for language development. Participants included 15 toddlers and their caretakers who enrolled in a series of environmental education workshops on the topics of grass, butterflies, spiders, and leaves. Using field notes and photographs, the study sought to investigate elements…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Parent Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Spanish Speaking
Gull, Carla; Goldstein, Suzanne Levenson; Rosengarten, Tricia – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2020
Gull, Levenson Goldstein, and Rosengarten (2018) examined the benefits and risks associated with tree climbing on child development and resiliency in regards to parental perspectives; however, it lacked a clear male perspective. The recommendations from that study mentioned that 93% of the responses originally came from mothers; hence, the need to…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Parent Attitudes, Fathers, Children
Fyfe-Johnson, Amber L.; Saelens, Brian E.; Christakis, Dimitri A.; Tandon, Pooja S. – International Journal of Early Childhood Environmental Education, 2019
Children who spend more time outdoors are more physically active and have fewer behavioral problems than those who spend less time outdoors. No studies to date have evaluated physical activity and behavioral outcomes in an exclusively outdoor nature preschool setting. The aim of this study was to examine differences in objectively measured…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Parent Attitudes, Beliefs, Preschool Education