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ERIC Number: EJ1186478
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-2373-5082
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Early Childhood Educator Perspectives on the First Year of Implementing an Outdoor Learning Environment in Singapore
Lyne Strachan, Andrea; Lim, Elaine; Yip, Hoe Yin; Lum, Grace
Learning: Research and Practice, v3 n2 p85-97 2017
Using a qualitative case-study approach, this small-scale pilot study explores the potential challenges and opportunities faced by early childhood educators in their first year of implementing a dedicated Outdoor Learning Environment (OLE) at their school. Participants include two Kindergarten teachers working at a large international school in Singapore. Key findings reveal the ways in which students and teachers act as co-designers of learning in OLEs, and the ways in which OLEs can provide a unique learning context for supporting learner curiosity and developing resilience in children. The role that collaboration plays amongst teachers, students, and families, in co-designing learning engagements and mitigating challenges associated with implementing an OLE, is explored. Knowledge and insights gained through conventional content analysis, and links to the ways in which OLEs have the potential to facilitate the development of twenty-first century competencies in young children, is discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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