Young Students' Aesthetic Experiences and Meaning-Making Processes in an Outdoor Environmental School Practice

Autor/inn/en	Manni, Annika; Ottander, Christina; Sporre, Karin
Titel	Young Students' Aesthetic Experiences and Meaning-Making Processes in an Outdoor Environmental School Practice
Quelle	In: Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 17 (2017) 2, S.108-121 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Manni, Annika)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1472-9679
DOI	10.1080/14729679.2016.1219872
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Grade 6; Aesthetics; Outdoor Education; Environmental Education; Emotional Response; Case Studies; Experiential Learning; Data Collection; Observation; Semi Structured Interviews; Content Analysis; Qualitative Research; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Ästhetik; Freiluftunterricht; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Emotionales Verhalten; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Data capture; Datensammlung; Beobachtung; Inhaltsanalyse; Qualitative Forschung; Schweden
Abstract	This study uses John Dewey's theoretical concept of "aesthetic experience" in empirically exploring expressions of cognition and emotion in students' meaning-making processes. A case study was conducted in one class of Grade 6 students during a single school semester. This article reports results from five outdoor days. The empirical material consists of observations, field notes, logbook entries, interviews and students' written reflections. The students' meaning-making processes were analyzed through the Deweyan theory of an initial phase involving anticipation, an activity phase with courses of actions and a concluding phase with reflections that serve as fulfillments. Expressions of aesthetic experience were identified in four important components of the students' meaning-making processes: prior personal experiences; responses to environments and artifacts; social interaction; and situations allowing for responsibility, trust and independence. A more in-depth process-oriented analysis revealed that aesthetic experiences are vital in continuous meaning-making processes. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01