Outdoor learning : past and present / Rosaleen Joyce.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-123) and index.

1. Introduction : Approach to the study ; Review of the literature on outdoor learning: current influences at work ; Understanding present developments in a historical context -- 2. Outdoor learning in the historical context of childhood, 1500 to the present : Factors for change in the early modern period from 1500 to 1750 and the late modern period from 1750 to the present -- 3. Born to be educated: John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) : Education and society in the time of Comenius ; The early life and development of Comenius ; Implication of his ideas in practice -- 4. Born to learn: Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746-1827) : Education and society in the time of Pestalozzi ; The early life and development of Pestalozzi ; Implication of his ideas in practice ; Pestalozzi's legacy -- 5. Born to do: Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) : Education and society in the time of Froebel ; The early life and development of Froebel ; Implication of his ideas in practice ; Froebel's legacy ; Influences and links with other pioneers -- 6. Born to breathe: Margaret McMillan (1860-1931) : Education and society in the time of McMillan ; The early life and development of McMillan ; Implication of her ideas in practice ; McMillan's legacy ; Influences and links with other pioneers -- 7. Born to learn in nature: Gösta Frohm in Sweden (1908-1999) : Education and society in the time of Frohm ; The early life and development of Frohm ; Implication of his ideas in practice ; Frohm's legacy: the Skogsmulle/I Ur och Skur concept -- 8. Born to be free: Forest Schools in the UK (1950s-present) : Education and society in the time of Forest Schools ; The early years and development of Forest Schools ; Implication of these ideas in my practice -- 9. Conclusion : War and persecution ; Utopianism ; Loss: personal and public ; The central role of the mother and the family ; The growth of teaching as a profession and education as a science.