Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI

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Hussain, Mohd Amirul and Md Yasir, Ahmad Shah Hizam and Kamaruzaman, Mohd Yusof and Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri and Basri, Azizul Qayyum and Hanapi, Zaliza and Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid (2024) Impacts of outdoor landscape on early learning: insights from the NCDRC kindergarten at UPSI. International Journal of Design and Nature and Ecodynamics, 19 (4). pp. 1187-1194. ISSN 1755-7437; eISSN: 1755-7445

Abstract

This study was set on the National Child Development Research Centre (NCDRC) Kindergarten, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI), to identify the role of the outdoor landscape in shaping the sense of place and assisting the T&L process of children. Qualitative research design with 15 informants from UPSI's Department of Development and Asset Management (DDAM) and kindergarten teachers were interviewed, revealing themes in outdoor landscapes impact in children's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development educationally. The study emphasizes the importance of landscape design for holistic child development, compelling kindergarten authorities and the Ministry of Education to prioritize landscape designs in kindergartens.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Design and Architecture
DOI Number:	https://doi.org/10.18280/ijdne.190409
Publisher:	International Information and Engineering Technology Association
Keywords:	Kindergarten environment; Landscape design; Malaysia; Sense of place; Teaching and learning
Depositing User:	Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited:	22 Jan 2025 07:34
Last Modified:	22 Jan 2025 07:34
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URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/114661
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