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TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and implementation of evaluation resources for a green outdoor educational program
AU - Garip, Gulcan
AU - Richardson, Miles
AU - Tinkler, Abigail
AU - Glover, Susannah
AU - Rees, Alice
PY - 2021/2/28
Y1 - 2021/2/28
N2 - The Green Spaces, Learning Places (GSLP) environmental education initiative runs schools-based and community-based sessions to create opportunities for children and young people to engage with green outdoor environments in London, England (including parks, heaths, and forests). Bespoke evaluation resources were developed by researchers in collaboration with the GSLP delivery teams. The evaluation was based on before and after survey responses from 504 school-aged children (5–10 years) and 54 young people (13–19 years), observation of 62 children, and interviews with 18 children and 8 young people. The mixed methods findings suggest the programs had a positive influence on increasing participants’ understanding, confidence, nature connection, wellbeing, and involvement in green outdoor environments.
AB - The Green Spaces, Learning Places (GSLP) environmental education initiative runs schools-based and community-based sessions to create opportunities for children and young people to engage with green outdoor environments in London, England (including parks, heaths, and forests). Bespoke evaluation resources were developed by researchers in collaboration with the GSLP delivery teams. The evaluation was based on before and after survey responses from 504 school-aged children (5–10 years) and 54 young people (13–19 years), observation of 62 children, and interviews with 18 children and 8 young people. The mixed methods findings suggest the programs had a positive influence on increasing participants’ understanding, confidence, nature connection, wellbeing, and involvement in green outdoor environments.
KW - children
KW - Evaluation
KW - nature connectedness
KW - young adults
U2 - 10.1080/00958964.2020.1845588
DO - 10.1080/00958964.2020.1845588
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85097403459
VL - 52
SP - 25
EP - 39
JO - Journal of Environmental Education
JF - Journal of Environmental Education
SN - 0095-8964
IS - 1
ER -