Development and implementation of evaluation resources for a green outdoor educational program

Bibliographic Data

ID21428056
AuthorsGulcan Garip (0000-0002-7887-3798, University of Derby, Derby, UK, corresponding author), Miles Richardson (0000-0002-7223-7053, University of Derby, Derby, UK), Abigail Tinkler (0000-0002-9932-5352, City of London, London, UK), Susannah Glover (City of London, London, UK), Alice Rees (0000-0001-5906-2693, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK)
Year2021
Volume52
Issue1
Pages25-39
Publication date2021-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Environmental Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0095-8964 • E-ISSN: 1940-1892
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00958964.2020.1845588
OpenAlexW3111392415
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited26

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

Bespoke · Business · Environmental education · Medical education · Natural resource · Outdoor education · Pedagogy · Sociology · Ecology · Educational Environments and Student Outcomes · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Medicine · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health

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