Outdoor Learning | List of Frontiers open access articles

Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy

Published on 10 Feb 2026

Harnessing outdoor learning in primary science education: impact on developing technological innovations for waste management and sustainability awareness

in Waste Management

Duhita Savira Wardani
Ari Widodo
Ernawulan Syaodih
Muslim

Frontiers in Sustainability

doi 10.3389/frsus.2026.1765148

316 views

Systematic Review

Published on 16 May 2022

Getting Out of the Classroom and Into Nature: A Systematic Review of Nature-Specific Outdoor Learning on School Children's Learning and Development

in Children and Health

Jeff Mann
Tonia Gray
Son Truong
Eric Brymer
Rowena Passy
Susanna Ho
Pasi Sahlberg
Kumara Ward
Peter Bentsen
Christina Curry

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.877058

107,829 views
143 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Jan 2020

Green Schoolyards as Outdoor Learning Environments: Barriers and Solutions as Experienced by Primary School Teachers

in Environmental Psychology

Janke E. van Dijk-Wesselius
Agnes E. van den Berg
Jolanda Maas
Dieuwke Hovinga

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02919

58,888 views
108 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2017

A Bayesian Mixed-Methods Analysis of Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction through Outdoor Learning and Its Influence on Motivational Behavior in Science Class

in Educational Psychology

Ulrich Dettweiler
Gabriele Lauterbach
Christoph Becker
Perikles Simon

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02235

30,207 views
35 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2022

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

in Educational Psychology

Audrey-Anne Beauchamp
Yannick Lacoste
Célia Kingsbury
Tegwen Gadais

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.955549

11,700 views
8 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2026

Turkish adaptation of a self-report measure for current achievement: the Current Motivation Questionnaire

in Quantitative Psychology and Measurement

Sena Seçil Akpınarlı
Pınar Köseoğlu

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1647805

879 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2023

Does growth in the outdoors stay in the outdoors? The impact of an extended residential and outdoor learning experience on student motivation, engagement and 21st century capabilities

in Educational Psychology

Jeff Mann
Tonia Gray
Son Truong

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1102610

10,577 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Jun 2022

Key Informant Interviews to Inform Nutrition and Physical Activity Recovery Efforts in Child Care Settings amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

in Public Health and Nutrition

Allison M. Nitto
David Berrigan
Andrew A. Bremer
Sarah K. Kersten
Leah R. Carpenter
Amy L. Yaroch

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.888368

9,266 views
5 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 08 Feb 2024

Physical activity interventions in European primary schools: a scoping review to create a framework for the design of tailored interventions in European countries

in Children and Health

Alice Porter
Robert Walker
Danielle House
Ruth Salway
Sarah Dawson
Sharea Ijaz
Frank de Vocht
Russell Jago

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1321167

7,213 views
15 citations

Articles

Harnessing outdoor learning in primary science education: impact on developing technological innovations for waste management and sustainability awareness

Getting Out of the Classroom and Into Nature: A Systematic Review of Nature-Specific Outdoor Learning on School Children's Learning and Development

Green Schoolyards as Outdoor Learning Environments: Barriers and Solutions as Experienced by Primary School Teachers

A Bayesian Mixed-Methods Analysis of Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction through Outdoor Learning and Its Influence on Motivational Behavior in Science Class

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

Turkish adaptation of a self-report measure for current achievement: the Current Motivation Questionnaire

Does growth in the outdoors stay in the outdoors? The impact of an extended residential and outdoor learning experience on student motivation, engagement and 21st century capabilities

Key Informant Interviews to Inform Nutrition and Physical Activity Recovery Efforts in Child Care Settings amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Physical activity interventions in European primary schools: a scoping review to create a framework for the design of tailored interventions in European countries