Nature-based Learning in Early Childhood Education
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Aydınlı,
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Altunoğlu,
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2024.
Transforming Early Childhood Education: Technology, Sustainability, and Foundational Skills for the 21st Century .
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The nature-based learning approach involves the direct integration of nature into learning processes and the facilitation of firsthand nature experiences. Considering the benefits it provides across a wide range of areas, including social development, cognitive development, emotional development, motor skills, and health, it becomes evident that the integration of this approach into early childhood, a critical period for individual development, is significant. In this context, this study primarily examines the nature-based learning approach from a theoretical framework perspective. At this point, Bronfenbrenner's bioecological theory, experiential learning theory and place-based learning theory, which are noted in the literature as having an impact on the nature-based learning approach, are mentioned. Furthermore, the implementations of nature-based learning during early childhood and the underlying approaches supporting these implementations are examined in general terms. This study aims to highlight the diversity of educational models that provide nature-based learning experiences through nature-integrated learning environments offered by various approaches, including Kindergarten, Montessori, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, and forest schools.
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Copyright (c) 2024 Mehmet Akif Cingi, Ayyüce Öksüz, Atila Çağlar, Didem Semerci Arıkan, Pınar Ayyıldız, Erkan Yanarateş, Şengül Kılıç Avan, İhsan Kalenderoğlu, Çağrı Avan, Bahattin Aydınlı, Adem Yılmaz, Mahmut Nacar, Gülşah Uysal, Kamil Doğanay, Cihan Gülgün, Gülşah Uluay, Pelin Bilgili, Bahattin Deniz Altunoğlu, Gülbahar Güzel Sekecek, Kübra Şahin Atılgan, Fatih Şeker, Nagihan Tanık Önal, Süleyman Sarıbıyık, Serap Özbaş, Betül Küçük Demir, Bilge Öztürk; Bahattin Aydınlı, Bahattin Deniz Altunoğlu