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Outdoor STEAM Education: Opportunities and Challenges

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dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorRibeirinho, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorBeirante, David
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Liliana
dc.contributor.authorDias, Isabel Simões
dc.contributor.authorLuís, Helena
dc.contributor.authorCatela, David
dc.contributor.authorGalinha, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorArrais, Ana
dc.contributor.authorPortelada, António
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Paula
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Vera
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Regina
dc.contributor.authorFranco, Susana
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Maria Clara
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-23T13:48:41Z
dc.date.available2024-09-23T13:48:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-06-24
dc.description.abstractThere is a consensus that students should be involved in interdisciplinary activities that promote a solid education in STEAM subjects from an early age. The outdoor settings of schools present an advantageous context for STEAM education, allowing for a myriad of learning experiences. To understand how teachers perceive the pedagogical use of the school’s outdoor space, a study was carried out in a cluster of schools in a Portuguese city, including one middle school and 10 kinder garten and elementary schools. A mixed methods approach was used, combining a questionnaire for teachers (N = 49) with interviews (N = 8). The results indicate that teachers’ perceptions of the characteristics of their school’s outdoor spaces either facilitate or hinder the implementation of outdoor pedagogical activities. Most teachers concur that the outdoors provides contact with nature and encourages interdisciplinary and collaborative activities. However, the teachers surveyed admit to using the school’s outdoor spaces only occasionally, and this use decreases as the educational level at which they teach increases. The most common use of outdoor spaces is for physical and motor activities, promoting the well-being of children and youth. Although interdisciplinary activities in outdoor spaces are recognised, their implementation is limited and hampered by factors such as the length of curricula and the lack of training for teachers in these approaches. In this sense, there is an urgent need to train teachers in the interdisciplinary use of outdoor spaces to promote a solid education in STEAM subjects.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCorreia, M.; Ribeirinha, T.; Beirante, D.; Santos, R.; Ramos, L.; Dias, I.S.; Luís, H.; Catela, D.; Galinha, S.; Arrais, A.; et al. Outdoor STEAM Education: Opportunities and Challenges. Educ. Sci. 2024, 14, 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/ educsci14070688pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ educsci14070688pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2227-7102
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/10070
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/7/688pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOutdoor learningpt_PT
dc.subjectSTEAM educationpt_PT
dc.subjectTeacher educationpt_PT
dc.titleOutdoor STEAM Education: Opportunities and Challengespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage21pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue688pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEducation Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume14pt_PT
person.familyNamePinto Simões Dias
person.givenNameMaria Isabel
person.identifier.ciencia-id521C-3569-D044
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-5522-3760
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