Children's Outdoor Environment in Icelandic Educational Policy

Autor/inn/en	Norðdahl, Kristín; Jóhannesson, Ingólfur Ásgeir
Titel	Children's Outdoor Environment in Icelandic Educational Policy
Quelle	In: Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 59 (2015) 1, S.1-23 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-3831
DOI	10.1080/00313831.2013.821091
Schlagwörter	Educational Policy; Position Papers; Content Analysis; Investigations; National Curriculum; Educational Legislation; Discourse Analysis; Educational Opportunities; Educational Principles; Conflict; Risk; Educational Environment; Exercise; Health Related Fitness; Place Based Education; Affective Objectives; Foreign Countries; Elementary Secondary Education; Documentation; Iceland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Positionspapier; Inhaltsanalyse; Untersuchung; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Diskursanalyse; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Bildungsprinzip; Konflikt; Risiko; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Übung; Gesundheitssport; Gesundheitstraining; Ausland; Dokumentation; Island
Abstract	The aim of this study is to investigate what characterizes the discourse on the role of the outdoor environment in young children's learning in educational policy documents in Iceland. Policy documents, laws and regulations, national curriculum guides for pre- and compulsory school levels, and documents from municipalities were analyzed. A six-step approach to discourse analysis was utilized. The main findings are that the outdoor environment is not highlighted in these documents, but is rather seen as a benefit to children's learning, health, and play and the fostering of children's positive environmental attitudes. Two types of contradictions were found: Silence about the outdoors versus emphasis on it, and discussion on risk versus learning opportunities. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10