Provisions for Outdoor Play and Learning in Slovene Preschools

Autor/inn/en	Kos, Marjanca; Jerman, Janez
Titel	Provisions for Outdoor Play and Learning in Slovene Preschools
Quelle	In: Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 13 (2013) 3, S.189-205 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1472-9679
DOI	10.1080/14729679.2013.769888
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Preschool Education; Outdoor Education; Learning Activities; Play; Questionnaires; Parent Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Playground Activities; Child Safety; Time Perspective; Barriers; Preschool Children; Educational Practices; Preschool Teachers; Parents; Norway; Slovenia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Freiluftunterricht; Lernaktivität; Spiel; Fragebogen; Elternverhalten; Lehrerverhalten; Zeitbezug; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschule; Bildungspraxis; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Eltern; Norwegen; Slowenien
Abstract	This study examined play and learning in the natural environment and on the playgrounds of Slovene preschools. It included 140 preschool teachers and 264 parents of children who attended preschools in 21 Slovene towns. Data were collected through questionnaires with questions referring to time spent outdoors, children's outdoor activities, barriers to outdoor play and learning, opinions regarding safety as well as parents' perspectives of outdoor play and learning. The results show that, on average, Slovene children spend 23% of their time at preschool outdoors during the warm months and 13% during the cold months, of which they generally spend three hours per week in the natural environment during the warm months and 1.5 hours during the cold. Answers to the question about children's activities in nature and on the playground indicate that the potentials offered by the outdoor environment are not effectively used. Parents' opinions show a positive attitude towards outdoor play and learning. The majority of both parents and preschool teachers thus share the opinion that Slovene preschools should dedicate more attention and time to play and learning in the natural environment. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10