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[liberty]

Hi

I'm in the process of carrying out a literature review based on "The influence of nature on children's holistic development" - (nature as in the outdoors rather than nature/nurture debate), and I'm finding it difficult to find anything to contrast with the benefits apart from heresay about parents/practitioners feelings about germs and mess.

If anyone can point me in the right direction for hard evidence, or has any suggestions - they would be very gratefully received.

Thanks,

[Fredbear]

Hi not sure if this is of any use to you but have you looked at the American research on children and nature network ( CANN) .

[liberty]

Hi Bridger

I haven't looked at that, so thank you, will do so now.

[liberty]

Any negatives to children playing amongst nature ? In your settings do children have daily access to nature / natural resources ?

[Andreamay]

what about looking at the risky play angle Liberty? lots of info recently about the fors and againsts of risky play Im sure! Also we are lucky enough to have a woodland area where the children can get back to nature and one fo the problems was ratio when some children choose to be outside in the 'wilderness' so to speal and then staff also needing to cover inside esp for toileting etc! Am I barking upt he wrong tree!! haha no pun intended!
Also staff attitudes esp this weather!!
Andrea

[enuffsenuf]

liberty, on Oct 9 2011, 09:13, said:

Hi

I'm in the process of carrying out a literature review based on "The influence of nature on children's holistic development" - (nature as in the outdoors rather than nature/nurture debate), and I'm finding it difficult to find anything to contrast with the benefits apart from heresay about parents/practitioners feelings about germs and mess.

If anyone can point me in the right direction for hard evidence, or has any suggestions - they would be very gratefully received.

Thanks,

try googling foucault versus forest schools...that may bring you up something.

[Sue]

Have you read this FSF article Which Came First, the Forest or the School?

Might offer food for thought?

[liberty]

Thanks for those pointers all very useful, and the bibliographies led me to further info. I hadn't read anything about Foucault vs. Forest School - very interesting thank you.

[Sue]

liberty, on Oct 11 2011, 20:52, said:

Thanks for those pointers all very useful, and the bibliographies led me to further info. I hadn't read anything about Foucault vs. Forest School - very interesting thank you.

Really pleased to have helped