The outdoor environment as a site for children's participation, meaning-making and democratic learning: Examples from norwegian kindergartens

Education 3-13

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-13

  Aasen, Wenche ^a   Grindheim, Liv Torunn ^a   Waters, Jane ^b  

^a University College Bergen   (Norway)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult child interaction; Negotiation of meaning; Outdoor play; Participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650257856     PISSN: 03004279     EISSN: 14757575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004270802291749     Document Type: Article

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