Investigating the potential of nature play with children

Title
Investigating the potential of nature play with children
Publication Date
2017
Author(s)
Elliott, Sue
Taylor, Subhashni
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1624-0901
Email: btaylo26@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:btaylo26
Rizk, Nadya
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3422-7687
Email: nrizk3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nrizk3
Kennelly, Julie
Mckenzie, Matt
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
University of New England, School of Education
Place of publication
Australia
UNE publication id
une:22978
Abstract
Nature play has emerged as a global movement in the last decade. In Australia, this has inspired state government nature play initiatives, bush kinder and forest school programs and nature playgroups. However, as yet, Australian nature play research is somewhat limited and the potential for nature play in varied Australian settings is to be fully explored. In this study we investigated the potential of a new nature plays pace for environmental education programs atThalgarrah Environmental Education Centre (TEEC), Armidale, NSW. In particular, we focussed on young children's responses to the nature plays pace and their perceptions of the play affordances. Our intent was to inform the ongoing development of the TEEC nature playspace and programs.
Link
Citation
Linking Research to the Practice of Education, 1(2), p. 5-6
ISSN
2207-5151
Start page
5
End page
6

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