<p>Mitt intresse för utomhuspedagogik har väckts under min lärarutbildning, speciellt på min verksamhetsförlagda utbildning där jag kunde observera hur utomhuspedagogiken används i skolan.</p><p>Syftet med studien är att undersöka vad utomhuspedagogik innebär för lärare, vilken inställning de har till elevernas inlärning inomhus respektive utomhus, anser de att utomhuspedagogik bidrar till elevers större förståelse för NO ämnen, i vilken utsträckning de använder utemiljön i sin NO undervisning samt vilka målsättningar lärare har för elevers lärande i utomhusmiljön.</p><p>Metod som jag har använt i min undersökning är den kvalitativa intervjumetoden där sex lärare har fått möjlighet att svara på ett antal frågor som handlar om utomhuspedagogiken och på det sättet fick de framhäva sin ställning och sina tankar.</p><p>Resultaten av min undersökning visar att majoriteten av de intervjuade lärarna har positiv inställning och uppfattning om utomhuspedagogiken samt att mer än hälften använder den i sin undervisning. Studien visar bland annat att olika metoder, avsikter och sammanhang varierar. Resultaten visar även att de lärarna som inte använder så mycket utomhusundervisning har angett tidsbristen och schemaplaneringen som orsak.</p> / <p>My interest for outdoor education has been awakened under mine education as teacher, especially during my practical training periods. There might I observed how the outdoor education was using in the school.</p><p>The aim of this study was to examine what outdoor education implies for teachers and which attitude they have to the students learning indoors respective outdoors education. I wondering if teachers deem that the outdoor education contributes to student’s major appreciation of science, in which extent they applies the outdoor environment in science tuition and what teacher want to attain with students learning in outdoor environment.</p><p>Method that I have used in my examination is the qualitative interview method there six teacher have got possibility to reply on a number of questions about outdoor education. In this manner they get explain theirs attitude and theirs minds about that.</p><p>The results of mine examination presents that the majority of the interviewer teachers have a positive attitude and appreciation about outdoor education and that more than half applies that in science tuition. The study further shows that the methods, intentions and context vary. The results presents even that teachers, who’s not applies outdoor education so much in science tuition had indicated lack of time and scheme planning as reason for that.</p>

Mitt intresse för utomhuspedagogik har väckts under min lärarutbildning, speciellt på min verksamhetsförlagda utbildning där jag kunde observera hur utomhuspedagogiken används i skolan. Syftet med studien är att undersöka vad utomhuspedagogik innebär för lärare, vilken inställning de har till elevernas inlärning inomhus respektive utomhus, anser de att utomhuspedagogik bidrar till elevers större förståelse för NO ämnen, i vilken utsträckning de använder utemiljön i sin NO undervisning samt vilka målsättningar lärare har för elevers lärande i utomhusmiljön. Metod som jag har använt i min undersökning är den kvalitativa intervjumetoden där sex lärare har fått möjlighet att svara på ett antal frågor som handlar om utomhuspedagogiken och på det sättet fick de framhäva sin ställning och sina tankar. Resultaten av min undersökning visar att majoriteten av de intervjuade lärarna har positiv inställning och uppfattning om utomhuspedagogiken samt att mer än hälften använder den i sin undervisning. Studien visar bland annat att olika metoder, avsikter och sammanhang varierar. Resultaten visar även att de lärarna som inte använder så mycket utomhusundervisning har angett tidsbristen och schemaplaneringen som orsak. / My interest for outdoor education has been awakened under mine education as teacher, especially during my practical training periods. There might I observed how the outdoor education was using in the school. The aim of this study was to examine what outdoor education implies for teachers and which attitude they have to the students learning indoors respective outdoors education. I wondering if teachers deem that the outdoor education contributes to student’s major appreciation of science, in which extent they applies the outdoor environment in science tuition and what teacher want to attain with students learning in outdoor environment. Method that I have used in my examination is the qualitative interview method there six teacher have got possibility to reply on a number of questions about outdoor education. In this manner they get explain theirs attitude and theirs minds about that. The results of mine examination presents that the majority of the interviewer teachers have a positive attitude and appreciation about outdoor education and that more than half applies that in science tuition. The study further shows that the methods, intentions and context vary. The results presents even that teachers, who’s not applies outdoor education so much in science tuition had indicated lack of time and scheme planning as reason for that.

I denna systematiska litteraturstudie sammanställs forskning om ämnet utomhusmatematik. Insamlingen av datan har skett via sökningar i databasen ERIC (Ebsco) efter vetenskapligt granskade artiklar. Artiklarna har analyserats och resultatet av studien har gett en tydligare inblick av utomhusmatematik, men även om utomhuspedagogik. Det som återkommer är sambandet mellan matematiken och elevernas vardag, att eleverna måste förstå dessa kopplingar för att kunna utvecklas i matematiken. Studien har visat på vikten av elevdelaktighet, problemlösning samt för- respektive nackdelar med utomhusmatematik. Slutsatsen är att förståelsen för sambanden mellan matematikundervisningen och vardagen är viktig, praktisk utomhusmatematik bör förekomma oftare i skolorna samt att variation av undervisning är uppskattat. / This systematic literature review compiles research on the topic "outside mathematics". The collection of data has been made through searches within the database ERIC (Ebsco) for peer-reviewed articles. The articles have been analyzed and the results of the study have given a clearer insight on outdoor mathematics, but also about outdoor education. What recurs is the connection between mathematics and students' daily lives, which students need to understand these linkages to be developed in mathematics. The study has shown the importance of student participation, problem solving, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of outdoor mathematics. The conclusion is that the understanding of the connections between mathematics teaching and everyday life is important, practical outdoor mathematics should occur more frequently in schools, and that the variation of teaching is appreciated.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wyoming, 2009. / Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 28, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-99).

The purpose of this degree study it to fill the research gap of outdoor education in Gaza Strip-Palestine. It explored the perspective of Elementary English language teachers on what they understand outdoor education and explained the lack of research on outdoor education in this region. The study adapted a qualitative research method by conducting semi-structed interviews with 11 teachers from both private and UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) schools in the Gaza-Strip. The data was analyzed by employing inductive content analysis. The result has provided that the teachers have heard of outdoor education, but yet they lack awareness regarding the actual term and what it means. Adding to this, they responded positively on considering implementing outdoor English language lesson. However, they illustrated limitation that they would face to conduct them. The research evoked that these limitation are the same reasons which why outdoor education and learning is not common in the Gaza-Strip. Thus, they stand behind the main causes of the lake of research in this field in that certain region.

Matematik är ett ämne som används mycket utomhus, men det finns främst tips och idéer för hur det genomförs, och desto mindre information om vilken vetenskaplig grund det  genomförs på. Syftet med studien är att öka förståelsen för forskningsfältet, med fokus på ut-omhusmatematikens genomförande och varför det är gynnsamt. Metoden som har använts för att besvara syftet är en systematisk litteraturstudie. Resultatet visar att det finns tre huvudte-man för att genomföra utomhusmatematik, vilka är att använda miljön, att använda verktyg och att organisera utomhusmatematik på ett visst sätt. Dessa har underteman som är att under-söka naturen i närområden, trädgårdsskötsel, digitala verktyg, naturföremål, ämnesövergri-pande arbete och kombination av inomhus &amp; utomhus. Resultatet visar att det är gynnsamt att bedriva utomhusmatematik för elever eftersom det förbättrar deras inlärning, de får positiva upplevelser, de engageras och motiveras, samt påverkas den personliga utvecklingen positivt. För lärare är det gynnsamt eftersom det leder till ökad flexibilitet samt ökat självförtroende och ökad kompetens. / Mathematics is a subject that is widely used outdoors, but there are mainly tips and ideas for how it is carried out, and less information about what scientific basis it is conducted on. The purpose of the study is to increase the understanding of the research field, with a focus on the implementation of outdoor mathematics and why the field is favorable. The method used to answer the purpose is a systematic literature study. The result shows that there are three main themes for implementing outdoor mathematics, which are to use the environment, to use tools and to organize outside mathematics in a certain way. These have sub-themes that are to explore nature in the surrounding areas, gardening, digital tools, natural objects, cross-cutting topics and combination of indoors &amp; outdoors. The results also show that it is beneficial to conduct outdoor mathematics for students as it improves their learning, they get positive experiences, they are involved and motivated, and the personal development is positively affected. For teachers, this is beneficial as it leads to increased flexibility as well as increased self-confidence and increased competence.

This paper is written for elementary school teachers and teacher students. The paper focuses on Outdoor education as support for elementary school children’s learning. An overview of the subject Outdoor education was performed to see how it can be used in school to support the pupils learning in science studies. Different scientific articles and books about Outdoor education were reviewed to get a reliable answer to the main question in this paper. The result shows support that may be beneficial for pupil’s learning outdoors. An example that illustrates this is that the pupils' sensory impressions become amplified when they are taught outside. The senses act as an important part of the support by improving the children’s memory and ability to concentrate. Another example is Outdoor education’s ability to concretize different scientific concepts. Outdoor education also gives the students a meaningful approach to the subject that helps them to develop knowledge within science studies. The conclusion shows that Outdoor education should be used to a large extent in the ordinary lessons in science education to support students' learning ability.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the state of outdoor education in preschool classrooms in Northeast Tennessee, with a specific focus on preschool teachers’ attitudes toward outdoor education. This comparative, mixed-methods study focused in part on teachers’ current beliefs about outdoor education, how they use the outdoor environment, and whether their attitudes influence their lesson planning for outdoor education. Participants were preschool teachers in public, private, church-affiliated, and Head Start preschools in 4 counties in northeast Tennessee. The study sample consisted of 81 participants (80 female; 1 male). Ages ranged from 20-65 years (M = 40.76). The survey consisted of 42 questions, including demographics, outdoor education experiences, and attitudes toward outdoor education. Teachers were compared on several factors: attitudes toward outdoor education, their early experiences in the outdoors, and how they use the outdoor environment. Thirty-three outdoor environments in the aforementioned preschools were assessed using the Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale (POEMS) (DeBord, Hestenes, Moore, Cosco, & McGinnis, 2005). Eight preschool teachers from the pool of 81 participants were selected at random based on their school’s playground/outdoor environment assessment (high vs. low quality) and their own attitudes (positive vs. negative) toward outdoor education. Interviews were conducted to give a more complete picture of preschool outdoor education. Results showed that preschool teachers had relatively high attitudes on outdoor education (M = 75.86, SD = 7.99) on a scaled score where 100 was the highest possible. Teachers who reported planning lessons for outdoor learning had slightly higher attitudes (M = 76.9, SD = 7.6) toward outdoor education than those who do not plan (M = 74.1, SD = 9.0), although differences were not significant F(1, 76) = 1.134, p = 0.29. Most teachers referred to the outdoor area as a playground (84%) and used it used it most frequently for supervised play (99%). These findings, along with others reported, indicate that although preschool teachers see the benefits of outdoor learning, there are still barriers to outdoor education.

Syftet med mitt arbete är att öka kunskapen om hur förskollärare uttrycker sig kring utomhuspedagogik och hur de resonerar kring hur det arbetet kan bidra till barns utveckling och lärande. För att analysera svaren till intervjufrågorna använder jag mig av sociokulturell teori som utgår från Vygotskij- och Deweyssynssätt och för att analysera svaren till intervjuerna i resultatdelen av studien. Metoden som jag har använt i min undersökning är den kvalitativa forskningsintervjumetoden. Det finns fyra förskollärare från olika förskolor som jag intervjuade och dem svarade på ett antal frågor som handlar om utomhuspedagogik. Resultatet av min undersökning påvisar att samtliga förskollärare har positiva attityder till arbete med utomhuspedagogik samt uppfattar begreppet utifrån förskollärarens erfarenheter, kunskaper och kompetenser inom det området. Studien visar att det finns olika arbetssätt, avsikter och variation i arbetet. Resultatet påvisar även att vissa förskollärare inte har mycket erfarenhet av utomhuspedagogik med det märkts att förskollärarna vågar prova sig fram och nya saker samt är intresserade av att lära sig mer av detta område. Dessutom berättar förskollärarna som jag intervjuar till denna studien att det finns möjligheter för barnen att upptäcka och lära sig ute. Dessa möjligheter är ett komplement till saker som barnen lär sig inomhus. / The purpose of my work is to increase knowledge about how preschool teachers express themselves about outdoor pedagogy and their reasoning on how that work can contribute to children's development and learning. I use the sociocultural theory from Vygotsky’s and Dewey’s views and to analyze the interviews’ answer in the result’s section of the study. The method that I have used in my research is the qualitative interview method. There are four preschool teachers from different preschools that I interviewed and they answered a number of questions about outdoor pedagogy. The results of my survey show that all informants have positive attitudes towards working with outdoor pedagogy, and perceive the concept based on the preschool teacher's experience, knowledge and skills in that area. The study shows that there are different working methods, intentions and variation in the work. The results also show that some preschool teachers do not have much experience in outdoor pedagogy, but it has been noticed that they dare to try out new things and are interested in learning more from this area. In addition, the preschool teachers I interview for this study tell me that there are opportunities for the children to discover and learn outside. These opportunities are a complement to things the children learn indoors.

This project was the development of a trail guide with background information about plants and animals commonly found at the Grassy Hollow Visitor Center, located in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. The guide is intended to enable volunteers to utilize the educational opportunities available at this location with kindergarten through second grade students.