TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased provision of udeskole in Danish schools
T2 - An updated national population survey
AU - Barfod, Karen Seierøe
AU - Ejbye-Ernst, Niels
AU - Mygind, Lærke
AU - Bentsen, Peter
N1 - CURIS 2016 NEXS 392
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Education outside the classroom (EOtC) has the potential to increase children's learning, physical activity, social relations, school motivation, and well-being. In Denmark, EOtC has undergone a rapid development from a grassroots movement to part of a top-down reform in public schools. It is therefore pertinent to provide an update of the survey conducted by Bentsen et al. (2010) and a baseline to serve as the basis for evaluating future effects of policy intervention on EOtC. Based on a nationwide telephone survey of school leaders, this study shows an increase in Danish school classes practicing EOtC on a weekly or biweekly basis, from at least 14% of public and private/independent schools in 2007 to at least 17.9% of all public schools and 19.4% of all independent and private schools today. While the new school act appears to promote EOtC, we believe that teachers who are not familiar with this practice may lack the necessary competence to practice it. We argue that the widespread use of green space and nearby environment in teaching should be reflected in initial teacher training, connecting educational planning and green space management.
AB - Education outside the classroom (EOtC) has the potential to increase children's learning, physical activity, social relations, school motivation, and well-being. In Denmark, EOtC has undergone a rapid development from a grassroots movement to part of a top-down reform in public schools. It is therefore pertinent to provide an update of the survey conducted by Bentsen et al. (2010) and a baseline to serve as the basis for evaluating future effects of policy intervention on EOtC. Based on a nationwide telephone survey of school leaders, this study shows an increase in Danish school classes practicing EOtC on a weekly or biweekly basis, from at least 14% of public and private/independent schools in 2007 to at least 17.9% of all public schools and 19.4% of all independent and private schools today. While the new school act appears to promote EOtC, we believe that teachers who are not familiar with this practice may lack the necessary competence to practice it. We argue that the widespread use of green space and nearby environment in teaching should be reflected in initial teacher training, connecting educational planning and green space management.
KW - Education outside the classroom
KW - Green space management
KW - Policy
KW - Teacher training
KW - Teaching and learning outside the classroom
U2 - 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.09.012
DO - 10.1016/j.ufug.2016.09.012
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84989916940
SN - 1618-8667
VL - 20
SP - 277
EP - 281
JO - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
JF - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening
ER -