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Curious play: children’s exploration of nature
Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Sanderud, Jostein Rønning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)This article explores the concept of ‘curious play’ as a theoretical framework to understand and communicate children’s experiences of free play in nature. The concept emerged interactively from three sources of inspiration: ... -
Didactic sensitivity to children and place: a contribution to outdoor education cultures
Sanderud, Jostein Rønning; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Moe, Vegard Fusche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)There is a tendency in European education policy to emphasise more and better deliberate learning outcomes. The tendency is criticised for taking an instrumental view of education [Biesta, G. (2010). Good education in an ... -
Governance of nature-based health promotion: Public policy and volunteer organisations’ innovations of outdoor activities among urban youth
Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article explores multilevel governance networking and innovation to better understand how nature-based public health can be promoted at a grassroot level within an urban context. Hence, the leading research question ... -
Outdoor life, nature experience, and sports in Norway: tensions and dilemmas in the preservation and use of urban forest
Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Broch, Trygve B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-16)How should contemporary societies promote physical activity in nature and preservation of the natural environment? Outdoor life occupies a central and contested position on this question in the Nordic countries. In Norway, ... -
What future/s for outdoor and environmental education in a world that has contended with COVID-19?
Quay, John; Gray, Tonia; Thomas, Glyn; Allan-Craig, Sandy; Asfeldt, Morten; Andkjær, Søren; Beames, Simon; Cosgriff, Marg; Dyment, Janet; Higgins, Pete; Ho, Susanna; Leather, Mark; Mitten, Denise; Morse, Marcus; Neill, James; North, Chris; Passy, Rowena; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Polley, Scott; Stewart, Alistair; Takano, Takako; Waite, Sue; Foley, Dorothy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This is an unusual article in that it brings together the perspectives of many on this journal’s editorial board, around the issue of contending with COVID-19. Twenty statements showcase a range of thoughts and experiences, ... -
Whose blue healthy spaces?: A scoping study on blue health promotion and recreation, planning and management
Lund, Lisbeth Kronsted; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Kaae, Berit C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study reviews the research literature on blue health promotion and the value of multiple forms of coastal and marine recreation and activities across societal contexts, with contributions from the Nordic region. It ... -
‘Winter children’ : an ethnographically inspired study of children being-and-becoming well-versed in snow and ice
Sanderud, Jostein Rønning; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Moe, Vegard Fusche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)For many children living in Northern and mountainous regions of the world, playing in snow is enticing and connotes childhood for many adults. Even so, researchers have paid little attention to children’s play in/with snow ...