Student engagement and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) fields in primary and secondary schools is increasingly being emphasized as the …

Abstract This study examines how 4–8-year-old Norwegian children's interest in natural
elements appears and develops during exploratory activities in various natural outdoor …

Our study explores how teachers' living proximity to their school and level of social
connection to their rural community may influence implementation of place-based education …

The importance of interest in learning has long been recognized. Considering the beneficial
effects of situational interest (eg, its potential to develop into individual interest) and its …

The present study explored the impacts of a contextualised outdoor science curriculum on
what and how elementary students learn when immersed in the local contexts in which …

We investigated how pupils experience education outside the classroom (EOtC) as it relates
to their social and academic well-being. A Danish 6th grade class were taught twice a week …

Drawing on a mixed-methods convergent parallel design, this article presents the results of
a study aimed at identifying the factors that are most related to middle school students' …

ordinary school time. In Denmark, pupils spend the years from age six to 16 (Class 0 to 9) in
a unified school. As there are no exams between levels, failing is not possible (although a …

The research presented in this paper answers the question: What factors are most related to
students' perception of learning during outdoor science lessons occurring in schools' …

Udeskole is a broad term for education outside the classroom, which, on the basis of the
teacher's objectives, is regularly conducted outside the school walls (see Mygind: Udeskole …