L’intégration du plein air en enseignement de l’éducation physique et à la santé : trois études de cas

Abstract

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When are you taking us outside? An exploratory study of the integration of the outdoors in preschool and primary education in Quebec

“…These include the lack of teacher confidence and expertise (Barfod, 2018;Barfod & Daugbjerg, 2018;Edwards-Jones et al, 2018;Higgins et al, 2006), the lack of time to prepare and conduct activities (Edwards-Jones et al, 2018), the lack of support for outdoor learning (Ruether, 2018), the lack of access to outdoor sites (Higgins et al, 2006), and weather conditions (Ruether, 2018). In Quebec specifically, studies support these observations (Maziade et al, 2018; Sport et loisir de l'Île de Montréal, 2019).…”

“…This study identified factors that facilitate the use of the outdoors in preschool and primary settings that had already been identified by the literature, such as 1) support from the educational community for outdoor integration (school team/management/community) (Maziade et al, 2018) and 2) material and financial support (Maziade et al, 2018; Sport et loisir de l'Île de Montréal, 2019). New factors that would facilitate the use of the outdoors in preschool and primary settings also emerged from this research.…”

“…In Quebec, there is a growing interest in integrating the outdoors into the school environment (Ayotte-Beaudet et al, 2022;Gadais, Lacoste, et al, 2021;Maziade et al, 2018). To this end, results from a survey conducted by the Fondation Monique-Fitz-Back (2018) indicate that 75% of school-based practitioners conduct educational projects in outdoor settings.…”

“…In addition, studies that focus on the organization of current outdoors initiatives, as well as on the description of effective outdoor pedagogies, appear to be lacking (Ayotte-Beaudet et al, 2017). Only a few Quebec studies have identified factors that limit or facilitate (Ayotte-Beaudet et al, 2022;Maziade et al, 2018; Sport et loisir de l'Île de Montréal, 2019) outdoor learning in preschool and primary schools. Finally, there is a lack of available didactic tools and existing pedagogical approaches to support teachers in their integration of outdoor learning in their practice (Maziade et al, 2018).…”

“…Only a few Quebec studies have identified factors that limit or facilitate (Ayotte-Beaudet et al, 2022;Maziade et al, 2018; Sport et loisir de l'Île de Montréal, 2019) outdoor learning in preschool and primary schools. Finally, there is a lack of available didactic tools and existing pedagogical approaches to support teachers in their integration of outdoor learning in their practice (Maziade et al, 2018). Therefore, it seems relevant to study existing OL practices in preschool and primary schools in order to better understand the characteristics that determine OL in Quebec and to offer effective and accessible theoretical anchors to teachers who wish to use it.…”