TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing apples and pears?
T2 - A conceptual framework for understanding forms of outdoor learning through comparison of English Forest Schools and Danish udeskole
AU - Waite, Sue
AU - Bølling, Mads
AU - Bentsen, Peter
N1 - CURIS 2016 NEXS 196
PY - 2016/8/17
Y1 - 2016/8/17
N2 - Using a conceptual model focused on purposes, aims, content, pedagogy, outcomes, and barriers, we review and interpret literature on two forms of outdoor learning: Forest Schools in England and udeskole in Denmark. We examine pedagogical principles within a comparative analytical framework and consider how adopted pedagogies reflect and refract the culture in which they are embedded. Despite different national educational and cultural contexts, English Forest Schools and Danish udeskole share several commonalities within a naturalistic/progressive pedagogical tradition; differences appear in the degree of integration within national educational systems. Global calls for increased connection to nature and recent alignment of results-driven school systems in both countries influence their foundational principles, perhaps leading to greater convergence in the future. We argue that close attention to pedagogical principles are necessary to ensure better alignment of purpose and practice to elicit specific outcomes and enable comparison between different types.
AB - Using a conceptual model focused on purposes, aims, content, pedagogy, outcomes, and barriers, we review and interpret literature on two forms of outdoor learning: Forest Schools in England and udeskole in Denmark. We examine pedagogical principles within a comparative analytical framework and consider how adopted pedagogies reflect and refract the culture in which they are embedded. Despite different national educational and cultural contexts, English Forest Schools and Danish udeskole share several commonalities within a naturalistic/progressive pedagogical tradition; differences appear in the degree of integration within national educational systems. Global calls for increased connection to nature and recent alignment of results-driven school systems in both countries influence their foundational principles, perhaps leading to greater convergence in the future. We argue that close attention to pedagogical principles are necessary to ensure better alignment of purpose and practice to elicit specific outcomes and enable comparison between different types.
U2 - 10.1080/13504622.2015.1075193
DO - 10.1080/13504622.2015.1075193
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1469-5871
VL - 22
SP - 868
EP - 892
JO - Environmental Education Research
JF - Environmental Education Research
IS - 6
ER -