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en komparativ studie om friluftsundervisning
AimOur aim with this study was to examine how outdoor education is designed and experienced in three upper (senior) levels of compulsory school in Stockholm, and to compare it with the Norwegian equivalence.MethodOur method has been interviews with ten teachers, of whom six are Swedish teachers and four are Norwegian teachers. Two Swedish teachers are teaching in other subjects than Physical Education, four are teachers in Physical Education, two are teachers in Norway in Physical Education at and two are teachers in Norway at university level. Questionnaires were used to examine the Swedish pupils? attitudes towards outdoor education. 90 questionnaires were delivered, and 70 answered them. 38 answeres were from the school with outdoor education profile and 32 answers were from two other schools. The questionnaires were examined on pupils in 9th grade of three upper (senior) level compulsory schools.ResultsThe results of the study showed that outdoor education is not included in Physical Education curriculum in one school, is used very briefly in the second school and used more in the school with a profile of outdoor education. The attitudes towards outdoor education are mixed among the teachers, even though they mention outdoor education as a good tool for different kinds of education, other than sport. The questionnaires showed that outdoor education is pursued and experienced in the same shape as their teachers. There were also a difference in experiencing outdoor eduation between schools with a profile of outdoor education and the school with no profile. Obstacles teachers have mentioned are time, lack of knowledge among teachers and colleagues, economy and resources. From a Norwegian perspective the results show that outdoor education is used more extensively in Physical Education than in Swedish schools. Outdoor education is formed by staying overnight outdoors and with education aimed to support to outdoor education.ConclusionsOutdoor education is carried out in Physical Education if different prerequisites are fulfilled. These are economy, interests, knowledge, support from the management and headmasters, colleagues interests, cooperation among teachers and the availability of green areas in the