SynthesisFrontiers in psychology2022
Nature play in early childhood education: A systematic review and meta ethnography of qualitative research.
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- Perceived space characteristics fostering friendship with place, peers, and nature in the preschool yard.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Observing and assessing role play in early childhood: evaluation of the Play Matrix tool.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Children's and Adolescents' Use of Nature During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Very Green Country.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Supporting Young Children's Self-Regulation Through Nature-Based Practices in Preschool.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- An eco-psychological framework for research on the physical environment of childcare classrooms and children's play behavior.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Parent and early childhood educator perspectives of unstructured nature play for young children: A qualitative descriptive study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Play in nature-based environments in childhood education has positive benefits for child development. Although previous reviews showed the benefits of play in nature-based environments for child development they did not attempt to understand how and why nature-based environments contribute to play quality. This review aims to explore the value of play in nature-based environments compared to non-nature-based environments for developmental outcomes of young children (2-8 year). We searched for studies that investigated the relation between play and nature-based environments on the databases PsycINFO, ERIC, and Web of Science. Inclusion/exclusion criteria were: (1) the study focused on play in/on a nature based environment, (2) the study included participants between the age of 2-8 years, (3) it was an empirical study, (4) the study was conducted in the context of early childhood education (ECE), and (5) the study included participants without special needs or disabilities. Using these criteria we selected 28 qualitative studies with an overall sample size of
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