The Role of Outdoor Education in Child Development in Italian Nursery Schools

Autor/inn/en	Monti, Fiorella; Farné, Roberto; Crudeli, Fabiola; Agostini, Francesca; Minelli, Marianna; Ceciliani, Andrea
Titel	The Role of Outdoor Education in Child Development in Italian Nursery Schools
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 189 (2019) 6, S.867-882 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Monti, Fiorella) ORCID (Agostini, Francesca) ORCID (Minelli, Marianna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2017.1345896
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Child Development; Comparative Analysis; Preschools; Preschool Children; Preschool Teachers; Teacher Attitudes; Cognitive Development; Social Development; Emotional Development; Psychomotor Skills; Classroom Environment; Foreign Countries; Screening Tests; Italy; Denver Developmental Screening Test + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Kindesentwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Lehrerverhalten; Kognitive Entwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Ausland; Screening-Verfahren; Italien
Abstract	This study aimed to investigate the influence of Outdoor Education (OE) on different areas of development in 1-3-year-old children attending Italian nursery schools. The sample was composed of 160 children (1-3-year-old) divided into a first group (Traditional), with 76 children attending nursery schools with traditional educational activities; and a second group (Outdoor) of 84 children following a continuous OE programme at school. In January (T1) and in June (T2), the quality of child development was assessed by teachers, appropriately trained, through Kuno Beller Developmental Scales. Comparing the two groups, the results showed that, in most of the developmental areas (cognitive, emotional, social, fine motor skills), significant improvements at T2 were detected for the Outdoor group compared to the Traditional group. The findings highlight that OE, compared to indoor activities, offers greater opportunities for the child development -- playing, therefore, a crucial role as a protective developmental factor since early childhood. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01