Mads Bølling
Biographic Data
| ID | 6674288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mads Bølling |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mads |
| FAMILY NAME | Bølling |
| SIGNATURE | BOLLING M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Copenhagen |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9295-8678 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Practice guidance for education outside the classroom in Danish special schools
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) often experience challenges with school participation and peer relationships. Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) shows potential to enhance engagement and wellbeing, yet evidence in special needs education is limited. This study aimed to describe and evaluate the development of a practice guidance for implementing EOtC in special needs schools using a co-creation approach. An expert panel of st…
Sustained or increased? post-Covid provision of education outside the classroom in Denmark
Regular Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) can enhance students’ motivation, learning, and physical activity. To assess the development in occurrence of EOtC after COVID-19 in Danish schools, we conducted a structured survey by e-mail and telephone. Compared to a stable period between 2014 and 2019, using Bayesian methods an increased prevalence of regular EOtC in Denmark in 2023 was observed, likely influenced by the outdoor teaching practic…
Physical activity during education outside the classroom and its associations with pupils’ psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic school motivation
Pupils’ physical activity (PA) and motivation for learning decline through the school years, prompting interest in approaches that sustain engagement while supporting psychological and physical health. Education outside the classroom (EOtC) has been associated with higher intrinsic motivation and PA. However, it remains unclear whether improvements in motivation for school during EOtC associate with observed PA levels. This study examined whether…
Education outside the classroom for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in special needs education settings—A scoping review
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are at higher risk of chronic health conditions, low physical activity, poor academic skills, and limited school participation. Outdoor education, especially the school-based ‘education outside the classroom’ (EOtC), has shown benefits for non-disabled students, enhancing social, academic, and physical outcomes. However, studies in special needs outdoor education settings are scarce. As an initial …
Education Outside the Classroom in Norway
This article presents data from a national survey on the prevalence, provision, and nature of education outside the classroom (“uteskole”) in Norway. Uteskole can broadly be defined as the practice of relocating traditional classroom teaching to outdoor settings such as forests, parks, school gardens, or cultural and societal institutions as a supplement to indoor classroom teaching. Herby, uteskole facilitates enriched, experiential, and context…
Connectedness to nature
A substantial body of research highlights the value of nature experience in supporting children’s well-being and development. Given the growing interest in connectedness to nature (C2N), a better understanding of C2N measurement provides multiple opportunities, including consideration of the use of tools for research purposes and practitioner program measurement. The combination of interest in C2N and the potential for measuring the human relatio…
Efficacy and mechanisms of an education outside the classroom intervention on pupils’ health and education
Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (ID NCT05237674 ) [University of Copenhagen. MOVEOUT: a Cluster RCT of the Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Mediation of an Education Outside the Classroom Intervention on Adolescents' Physical Activity, 2023], February 14, 2022. Most recently updated on November 23, 2022 (Version 2)
The Association between Education Outside the Classroom and Physical Activity
Education outside the classroom (EOtC) has become an attractive approach, not only for learning but also for health. This explorative, cross-sectional study investigated children's sedentary behaviours (SED), light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) on school days with an EOtC session in green space compared to school days with EOtC in other environments and without EOtC. Teachers from 17 Danish school classes practised EO…
Mental, physical and social health benefits of immersive nature-experience for children and adolescents
A quasi-experimental cross-disciplinary evaluation of the impacts of education outside the classroom on pupils’ physical activity, well-being and learning
The TEACHOUT study represents a holistic multidisciplinary approach to educational and school health-promotion research through its study design and combination of scientific disciplines and methods, as well as its focus on the interdependent relations between learning, PA, social relations, well-being, and motivation. This will result in a comprehensive picture of school health promotion and children's health and well-being, which will broaden t…
Comparing apples and pears
Using a conceptual model focused on purposes, aims, content, pedagogy, outcomes, and barriers, we review and interpret literature on two forms of outdoor learning: Forest Schools in England and udeskole in Denmark. We examine pedagogical principles within a comparative analytical framework and consider how adopted pedagogies reflect and refract the culture in which they are embedded. Despite different national educational and cultural contexts, E…
Comparing apples and pears
Using a conceptual model focused on purposes, aims, content, pedagogy, outcomes, and barriers, we review and interpret literature on two forms of outdoor learning: Forest Schools in England and udeskole in Denmark. We examine pedagogical principles within a comparative analytical framework and consider how adopted pedagogies reflect and refract the culture in which they are embedded. Despite different national educational and cultural contexts, E…
Connectedness to nature
A substantial body of research highlights the value of nature experience in supporting children’s well-being and development. Given the growing interest in connectedness to nature (C2N), a better understanding of C2N measurement provides multiple opportunities, including consideration of the use of tools for research purposes and practitioner program measurement. The combination of interest in C2N and the potential for measuring the human relatio…
Comparing apples and pears
Using a conceptual model focused on purposes, aims, content, pedagogy, outcomes, and barriers, we review and interpret literature on two forms of outdoor learning: Forest Schools in England and udeskole in Denmark. We examine pedagogical principles within a comparative analytical framework and consider how adopted pedagogies reflect and refract the culture in which they are embedded. Despite different national educational and cultural contexts, E…
A quasi-experimental cross-disciplinary evaluation of the impacts of education outside the classroom on pupils’ physical activity, well-being and learning
The TEACHOUT study represents a holistic multidisciplinary approach to educational and school health-promotion research through its study design and combination of scientific disciplines and methods, as well as its focus on the interdependent relations between learning, PA, social relations, well-being, and motivation. This will result in a comprehensive picture of school health promotion and children's health and well-being, which will broaden t…
Mental, physical and social health benefits of immersive nature-experience for children and adolescents
The Association between Education Outside the Classroom and Physical Activity
Education outside the classroom (EOtC) has become an attractive approach, not only for learning but also for health. This explorative, cross-sectional study investigated children's sedentary behaviours (SED), light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) on school days with an EOtC session in green space compared to school days with EOtC in other environments and without EOtC. Teachers from 17 Danish school classes practised EO…
Efficacy and mechanisms of an education outside the classroom intervention on pupils’ health and education
Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (ID NCT05237674 ) [University of Copenhagen. MOVEOUT: a Cluster RCT of the Efficacy, Mechanisms, and Mediation of an Education Outside the Classroom Intervention on Adolescents' Physical Activity, 2023], February 14, 2022. Most recently updated on November 23, 2022 (Version 2)
Education Outside the Classroom in Norway
This article presents data from a national survey on the prevalence, provision, and nature of education outside the classroom (“uteskole”) in Norway. Uteskole can broadly be defined as the practice of relocating traditional classroom teaching to outdoor settings such as forests, parks, school gardens, or cultural and societal institutions as a supplement to indoor classroom teaching. Herby, uteskole facilitates enriched, experiential, and context…
Connectedness to nature
A substantial body of research highlights the value of nature experience in supporting children’s well-being and development. Given the growing interest in connectedness to nature (C2N), a better understanding of C2N measurement provides multiple opportunities, including consideration of the use of tools for research purposes and practitioner program measurement. The combination of interest in C2N and the potential for measuring the human relatio…
Education outside the classroom for children with neurodevelopmental disorders in special needs education settings—A scoping review
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) are at higher risk of chronic health conditions, low physical activity, poor academic skills, and limited school participation. Outdoor education, especially the school-based ‘education outside the classroom’ (EOtC), has shown benefits for non-disabled students, enhancing social, academic, and physical outcomes. However, studies in special needs outdoor education settings are scarce. As an initial …
Practice guidance for education outside the classroom in Danish special schools
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) often experience challenges with school participation and peer relationships. Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) shows potential to enhance engagement and wellbeing, yet evidence in special needs education is limited. This study aimed to describe and evaluate the development of a practice guidance for implementing EOtC in special needs schools using a co-creation approach. An expert panel of st…
Sustained or increased? post-Covid provision of education outside the classroom in Denmark
Regular Education Outside the Classroom (EOtC) can enhance students’ motivation, learning, and physical activity. To assess the development in occurrence of EOtC after COVID-19 in Danish schools, we conducted a structured survey by e-mail and telephone. Compared to a stable period between 2014 and 2019, using Bayesian methods an increased prevalence of regular EOtC in Denmark in 2023 was observed, likely influenced by the outdoor teaching practic…
Physical activity during education outside the classroom and its associations with pupils’ psychological need satisfaction and intrinsic school motivation
Pupils’ physical activity (PA) and motivation for learning decline through the school years, prompting interest in approaches that sustain engagement while supporting psychological and physical health. Education outside the classroom (EOtC) has been associated with higher intrinsic motivation and PA. However, it remains unclear whether improvements in motivation for school during EOtC associate with observed PA levels. This study examined whether…
Psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes (4 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Medical education (4 works) · Outdoor and Experiential Education (4 works) · Outdoor education (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Danish (3 works)