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Sandseter, Ellen Beate Hansen; Little, Helen; Wyver, Shirley – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2012
In this paper, we contrast the early childhood education and care aims and curriculum in Norway and Australia and the theoretical underpinnings of Norwegian and Australian pedagogy in an attempt to partially explain the different approaches to (risky) outdoor play in these two countries. We argue that Norwegian pedagogical approaches may allow…
Descriptors: Evidence, Play, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
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Gehris, Jeffrey; Kress, Jeff; Swalm, Ricky – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2010
This study investigated 10th-grade students' views concerning the physical effects of an adventure-physical education curriculum and the potential of such a curriculum to enhance components of a multidimensional model of physical self-concept. Semistructured interviews were used to obtain students' views and participant observations were conducted…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adventure Education, Physical Activities, Self Concept
Curriculum Review, 2007
When the award-winning journalist Eric Schlosser's groundbreaking book "Fast Food Nation" was published for adults, many called for his insights and research to be shared with young readers. And, when "Fast Food Nation" gained popularity as a fictional, yet factual motion picture, the buzz continued. Children, after all, are the fast-food…
Descriptors: Interviews, Food, Nutrition, Films