Zum Forschungsstand über Waldkindergärten | State of research on forest kindergartens
Although forest kindergartens have existed in Scandinavian countries for over 60 years, empirical research on the consequences is still very scanty. Most diploma thesis and studies in this area concern themselves with describing projects and concepts of forest kindergartens or the school abilities of the «forest» children. As far as empirical research of the experience gained so far is concerned, it can be concluded that the effects are positive on the children's motorary skills and creative development and prepares them for school at least as well as children who visit a conventional kindergarten.
European preschools in nature. Principles and evidence in international references
The study focuses on the ten-years experiences of nature pre-schools in Europe, grounding on the theoretical and empirical studies carried out at internal level. The examples discussed in the article provide a consolidated educational model to look at carefully, also for the attention gained by this topic in Italy in the very recent years and for the lack of studies in this field in our Country. Scuole dell’infanzia in natura. Principi e riscontri empirici nella letteratura internazionale Lo studio mette al centro della riflessione le esperienze decennali di scuole dell’infanzia in natura presenti in Europa, riportando studi internazionali relativi ai principi teorici e ai riscontri empirici che ne sostengono il fondamento. Tali proposte rappresentano un modello formativo consolidato oltralpe al quale guardare con attenzione anche per il recente interesse che intorno a questo tema si e attivato in Italia e per la carenza di studi empirici in questo settore nel nostro Paese.
Good elementary education
Abstract The aim of this study is to identify good elementary education standards that would contribute to the elimination of inequalities in the implementations regarding the utilization -and making it utilized- of the right to elemetary education. Being a descriptive one, this study attempted to identify the definitions and explanations of the right to education in universal documents by a review of literature. The study then attempted to explain the drawbacks concerning the protection and the utilization of the right to education. The study proposes some standards such as accessibility, content, operation so as to eliminate the obstacles hindering the utilization of the right to elementary education.