Peninsula Research in Outdoor Learning (PRinOL)
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Welcome to Peninsula Research in Outdoor Learning. We are an Institute for Outdoor Learning: Practitioner Researcher Regional Hub, part of a national network that supports and encourages research and evaluation by outdoor practitioners and provider organisations.
- Convener: Dr Alun Morgan
- Co-convener:
The aims of the network are to:
- support practitioners to develop evaluation and research skills and projects
- support practitioners and providers in finding partnerships with researchers
- share knowledge of existing research
- identify research and evaluation priorities at local and wider levels.
Transforming Outdoor Learning in Schools
"Pupils also enjoy an increasing range of opportunities for outdoor education which broadens their horizons and enhances their progress in classroom work. These activities contribute to pupils’ improving spiritual, moral, social and cultural development."
– Natural Connections school Ofsted report June 2014
Outdoor learning isn’t a subject or topic; it’s a powerful way of teaching. The Transforming Outdoor Learning in Schools booklet provides an introduction to the value and impact of well-planned regular outdoor learning.
Have you ever wondered whether woodland walks are good for you?
The BIG Lottery funded project Good from Woods looked at wellbeing derived from woodland activities and the
full report is available.
You may also be interested in these articles, arising from that project:
Waite, S., Goodenough, A., Norris, V. & Puttick, N. (2016) From little acorns..: environmental action as a source of ecological wellbeing, International Journal of Pastoral Care in Education. 34 (1), 43-61.
Aronsson, J., Waite, S. & Tighe Clarke, M. (2015) Measuring the impact of outdoor learning on the physical activity of school age children: The use of accelerometry. Education and Health, 33(3).
Goodenough, A., Waite, S. & Bartlett, J. (2015) Families in the forest: guilt trips, bonding moments and potential springboards, Annals of Leisure Research, 18 (3), 377-396.
Wright, N., Goodenough, A. & Waite, S. (2015) Gaining insights into young peoples’ playful wellbeing in woodland through art based action research, Journal of Playwork Practice, 2(1), 23-43.
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