The emergence of early childhood education outdoor programs in British Columbia: a meandering story |
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Authors: | Hartley Banack |
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Institution: | Faculty of Education, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACTThis paper explores the emergence of early childhood education outdoor programs in British Columbia, Canada. The story told follows paths not dissimilar from how one might observe children on a walk to the park. While the park is the destination, it is the journey to the park, of picking up pebbles, looking at flowers, and finding sticks, that enlivens and binds the journey. Through our consideration of stories from a number of outdoor programs, we weave patterns that join their emergence and consider how their stories might sustain and encourage educational action. |
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Keywords: | Early childhood education outdoor learning outdoor education ecology ethos |
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