An exploration of the lived experiences of Year Six children on a residential trip to Normandy. Issue 5 (3rd September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Green, Michael
• Is Part Of: Education 3-13. Volume 45:Issue 5(2017)
• Page Start: 599
• Page End: 612
• Publication Date: 2017-09-03
• Subjects: Residential experience -- learning outside the classroom -- field trips -- learning -- place -- outdoor learning -- experiential learning; Education -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Education, Primary -- Periodicals; Education, Elementary -- Periodicals; 372.942
• DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2016.1143855
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-4279

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, a plethora of research has been undertaken into learning outside the classroom and its resultant benefits on pupils [Dillon, J., M. Rickinson, K. Teamey, M. Morris, M. Y. Choi, D. Sanders, and P. Benefield. 2006. "The Value of Outdoor Learning: Evidence from Research in the UK and Elsewhere." School Science Review 87 (320): 107–111; Peacock, A. 2006. Changing Minds: The Lasting Impact of School Trips . University of Exeter; Malone, K. 2008. Every Experience Matters . Farming and Countryside Education; Waite, S. 2011. Children Learning Outside the Classroom from Birth to Eleven . London: Sage; Beames, S., P. Higgins, and R. Nicol. 2012. Learning Outside the Classroom: Theory Guidelines and Practice . Abingdon: Routledge). Despite this wealth of research very little has been conducted into residential field trips. The research carried out in this study focuses specifically on exploring the residential experience of a group of 10- and 11-year-old children from a junior school in the UK who participated in a one-week residential field trip to Normandy, France, staying in a Chateau and undertaking both cultural and historical activities. The findings reveal what children can gain from participating in such an experience.