Date Approved
12-2021
Graduate Degree Type
Project
Degree Name
Education (M.Ed.)
Degree Program
College of Education
First Advisor
Ellen Schiller
Second Advisor
Kathryn Ohl
Academic Year
2020/2021
Abstract
There has been much research conducted recently on outdoor education as it gains popularity. Nature play and the construction of playscapes instead of playgrounds has become focal at the early childhood level. This project examines the research on the benefits that nature-based outdoor play provides to children and the outcomes of play space makeovers. The research also examines the role that teachers have in providing children with nature play. Western Michigan is lacking in nature-based early childhood education programs. This project focuses on providing professional development to licensed childcare programs in Michigan, specifically family and group home daycares. The professional development is a combination of why nature-based childcare should be done and how to set it up.
ScholarWorks Citation
Chaney, Alicia Joy, "Effects of Nature Play in Early Childhood Education" (2021). Culminating Experience Projects. 50.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/gradprojects/50
