Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff
Language environment is highlighted as an important area in the early childhood education sector. The term language environment refers to language-promoting aspects of education, such as preschool staff’s use of verbal language in interacting with the children. There is a lack of research about lang...
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doaj-10da5acb2a56427097015cbebf0bfff22020-11-24T21:48:29ZdanHøgskolen i Oslo og AkershusNordisk Barnehageforskning1890-91672015-03-01910.7577/nbf.749876Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staffMartina Norling0Anette Sandberg1a Mälardalen University, School of Education, Culture and Communication,Box 883, SE- 721 23, Västerås Sweden b Jönköping Univeristy, School of Education and Communication, 553 18 Jönköping, Swedena Mälardalen University, School of Education, Culture and Communication,Box 883, SE- 721 23, Västerås SwedenLanguage environment is highlighted as an important area in the early childhood education sector. The term language environment refers to language-promoting aspects of education, such as preschool staff’s use of verbal language in interacting with the children. There is a lack of research about language learning in outdoor environments; thus children’s language learning is mostly based on the indoor physical environment. The aim of this study is therefore to explore, analyse, and describe how preschool staff perceive language learning in outdoor environments. The data consists of focus-group interviews with 165 preschool staff members, conducted in three cities in Sweden. The study is meaningful, thus results contribute knowledge regarding preschool staffs’ understandings of language learning in outdoor environments and develop insights to help preschool staff stimulate children’s language learning in outdoor environments.https://journals.hioa.no/index.php/nbf/article/view/749language learningoutdoor environmentpreschool |
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Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff |
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Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff |
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Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff |
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Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff |
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Language Learning in Outdoor Environments: Perspectives of preschool staff |
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language learning in outdoor environments: perspectives of preschool staff |
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Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus |
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Nordisk Barnehageforskning |
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1890-9167 |
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2015-03-01 |
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Language environment is highlighted as an important area in the early childhood education sector. The term language environment refers to language-promoting aspects of education, such as preschool staff’s use of verbal language in interacting with the children. There is a lack of research about language learning in outdoor environments; thus children’s language learning is mostly based on the indoor physical environment. The aim of this study is therefore to explore, analyse, and describe how preschool staff perceive language learning in outdoor environments. The data consists of focus-group interviews with 165 preschool staff members, conducted in three cities in Sweden. The study is meaningful, thus results contribute knowledge regarding preschool staffs’ understandings of language learning in outdoor environments and develop insights to help preschool staff stimulate children’s language learning in outdoor environments. |
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language learning outdoor environment preschool |
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