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Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors: Questions of Purpose and Intention book cover

1st Edition

Exploring the Pedagogy of Learning and Playing Outdoors Questions of Purpose and Intention

Edited By Mehmet Mart, Georgia Gessiou, Jane Waters-Davies Copyright 2025
162 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Focusing on the empirical evidence base for pedagogical decisions taken when children are playing and learning outside, this groundbreaking book examines the intention and purpose of children’s outdoor playful activity and the associated issues of pedagogy. Chapters address questions about the role of the adult in children’s learning outside in a manner that is inclusive in nature, by recognising... Read more

Foreword

Tony Bertram and Chris Pascal

1. Editors’ introductory chapter

Mehmet Mart, Georgia Gessiou and Jane Waters-Davies

Part 1: Values – ways of being

2. Looking back, looking forward: themes and trends in research into outdoor play and learning

Eva Ärlemalm-Hagsér and Jane Waters-Davies

3. The power of play: sustainability as a value and how it is embedded in children’s outdoor play and local identity

Jannicke Høyem and Merete Lund Fasting

4. Decisive role of teachers and parents concerning outdoor activities

Mehmet Mart

Part 2: Power – ways of doing

5. Flourishing in the forest: The role of the adult in supporting autonomy in nature-based settings

Alexia Barrable and Anna K. Touloumakos

6. Outdoor play opportunities in UK contexts and the impact of pedagogic action: using the empowerment framework to re-orientate outdoor play and learning provision towards children’s empowerment.

Natalie Canning

7. "No teachers allowed": outdoor play and teachers’ role - results from a Greek study

Georgia Gessiou

Part 3: Transformation – ways of knowing

8. "Spiders, birds or olive trees?": an emergent curriculum in the outdoor spaces in israeli preschools and teacher education enhances children’s meaningful learning

Michaella Kadury-Slezak, Sigal Tish, Clodie Tal, Iris Levy and Sivan Shatil-Carmon

9. Meeting preschool curriculum guidelines through outdoor experiences in a public park

Gabriela Bento

10. Community spaces for outdoor play, learning and citizenship

Kristi S. Lekies and Keely Fisher

11. Editors’ conclusion chapter

Mehmet Mart, Georgia Gessiou and Jane Waters-Davies

Biography

Mehmet Mart is Associate Professor at Necmettin Erbakan University in Türkiye and a research fellow at the University of Plymouth, UK.

Georgia Gessiou is an Education Consultant who specializes in outdoor play and learning.

Jane Waters-Davies is Associate Professor and Applied Research Lead in Education at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK.

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