THE DEVELOPMENT OF FREEDOM SENSE AT THE CORE PROCUREMENT CYCLE THROUGH FORMAL OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
Keywords:
outdoor education, primary school, freedom, pedagogy, independence.Abstract
The role of primary school is not only the
development of academic skills, but also the development of
life skills, that prepare the individual for life. Unfortunately,
more and more teachers, enhance the need of literacy and
numeracy, neglecting the fulfilment of psychological and
social needs of each primary school pupil. This brief study,
presents the role of a broader skillset that can be developed
within child led activities in the primary school classes. There
is also a research part, which shows that in a very small
amount of time, the sense of freedom at the cycle of
fundamental acquisitions, was developed through activities
that belong to formal outdoor education. The main instrument
that was used was the questionnaire, addressed to the
participant pupils and also the observation protocol that was
developed with the help of all participant primary school
teachers.
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