Farm-and nature-based early childhood education programs have a unique potential to
provide young children with skills and experiences that build a strong foundation for future …

Children are born into a world today with a drastically changing environmental climate.
When young people develop an emotional attachment and sense of identity with nature …

Ecologizing Education explores how we can reenvision education to meet the demands of
an unjust and rapidly changing world. Going beyond" green" schooling programs that aim …

Fully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision
within early childhood education frameworks across the UK, this new edition shows early …

This study explores potential and actualized affordances for risky play in two preschool
settings in Turkey and Germany. One preschool from each country was purposively selected …

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of nature-based preschools on the
level of job satisfaction of early childhood educators. This phenomenological study is in …

Allowing students to have increased outside playtime in nature positively impacts the
students physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. This school improvement …

This dissertation explores the lived experience of nature-based educators in Duluth,
Minnesota. Portraiture served as the methodological framework for learning about how …

Educating Children Outdoors is a resource for educators interested in spending extended
periods of time in nature with their students. Bringing over two decades of experience …

The garden-based learning approach is becoming more popular as mediums where
students can learn in an interdisciplinary manner. Garden-based learning is one of the …