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Has Learning Outside the Classroom become a buzzword in primary education?
Are the terms Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) and Forest Schools used primarily as marketing tools to attract parents to choose a particular educational setting for their child? As someone who firmly believes in the benefits of outdoor learning, I am concerned that if this is the case, it may compromise the quality and value…
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How can going for a walk in early childhood education and care be interconnected with rights and democracy?
Have you ever thought about how early childhood services, including schools, nurseries or children’s centres “are portals into the community” (Cameron and Moss, 2020: 226)? That was one of the provocations from Professor Peter Moss’s edited book that we discussed at our recent online reading group. At Edge Hill University we host a research network…
