Abstract
This chapter presents an overview of outdoor environments as spaces for promoting children's learning, development and wellbeing. It examines the historical and contemporary outdoor play literature and looks at the status of outdoor play in the early years across early childhood education centres and schools, particularly in relation to how outdoor play is viewed within the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) (DEEWR, 2009), the Natiornal Quality Standard (NQS) (ACECQA, 2016a) and the Australian Curriculum (ACARA, 2015). The chapter also provides an overview of contemporary issues impacting on children's outdoor play and the chapter perspectives presented in this book.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Outdoor Learning Evironments: Spaces for exploration, discovery and risk-taking in the early years |
| Editors | Helen Little, Sue Elliott, Shirley Wyver |
| Place of Publication | Crows Nest, Australia |
| Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781760296858 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 4 Quality Education
Keywords
- Early Childhood Education (excl. Maori)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
- Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development
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