Outdoor Education Provision in Scottish Schools

Autor/inn/en	Christie, Beth; Beames, Simon; Higgins, Peter; Nicol, Robbie; Ross, Hamish
Titel	Outdoor Education Provision in Scottish Schools
Quelle	In: Scottish Educational Review, 46 (2014) 1, S.48-64 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-9072
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Outdoor Education; Adventure Education; Teaching Methods; Professional Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Teacher Surveys; Questionnaires; Teacher Attitudes; Educational Environment; Campuses; Attitude Change; Educational Policy; Guidance; United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Freiluftunterricht; Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Beratung
Abstract	This paper examines the frequency and nature of outdoor learning provision in Scottish schools, with specific attention paid to teachers' approaches to learning outdoors, and it considers what further support and professional development teachers need to progress their practice. This enquiry is timely as limited data has been gathered over the past ten years (see Higgins et al. 2006 and Mannion et al. 2007) and little is known about how the policy document "Curriculum for Excellence through Outdoor Learning" and associated Education Scotland support has influenced outdoor learning provision. Questionnaires were administered to primary and secondary schools (n = 90 returns) across four local authority areas. The results indicate that secondary schools are keen to develop outdoor learning provision and they need support to do so. Also, there is an increased use of school grounds as a context for learning within the primary school sector. In light of these findings and recent developments within national education, recommendations are made for both in-service and pre-service teacher training. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Scottish Educational Review. School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8AQ, Scotland, UK. e-mail: ser@stir.ac.uk; Website: http://www.scotedreview.org.uk
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01