"Utomhusmiljön är lika viktig som inomhusmiljön" : Pedagogers perspektiv på biologiundervisning i förskolans utomhusmiljö

Sammanfattning: The purpose of the study is to contribute to knowledge about educators' perceptions of biology teaching in the preschool's outdoor environment.  The study focuses on educators’ perceptions of biology teaching, biology teaching in the outdoor environment and perceptions of how it can contribute to children's learning. The study is based on John Dewey’s pragmatic learning theory and the didactic questions of what, where, how and why.  The study was conducted through a survey in which 44 active preschool educators participated. The educators work work as preschool teachers, principals and special education teachers.  The result shows that educators have perceptions of biology teaching that takes place in the outdoor environment contributes that the children gets to take part in several of the curriculum's goals. Therefore, this is assumed to promote the children’s learning and development.  The children gets to use all of their senses, experience practically and not only theoretically, and when they learn about their environment, it contributes to them having a further good attitude and approach against our society and the world around them, according to the educators perceptions. The result also showed educators perceptions and awareness of being present and in biology teaching so that the children can acquire knowledge about the subject. The perceptions describes that if educators make the content connected to biology visible so the children can pay attention to it and in a fun and meaningful way get to conquer knowledge in the subject.