PLaTO-Net (Play, Learn and Teach Outdoors Network):
a global network of thought-leaders interested in advancing research and practice related to outdoor play, risky play, outdoor learning and teaching through play.
Research related to play, teaching and learning in the outdoors continues to grow rapidly. Currently, there are contradictions/competition on key terms, which causes confusion and impedes the advancement of this field. There is a need to harmonize the terminology, taxonomy, and ontology related to playing, teaching and learning in the outdoors. This project, through the direction of the steering committee, aims to achieve global consensus on these terms and concepts and develop an inclusive model encompassing outdoor play, learning and teaching to facilitate future research in the field.
Name | Country | Affiliation |
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Members | ||
Mark Tremblay | Canada | Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario |
Eun-Young Lee | Canada | Queen’s University |
Mariana Brussoni | Canada | University of British Columbia |
Greg Mannion | Scotland | University of Stirling |
Shawn Marsolais | Canada | Blind Beginnings |
Mark Leather | England | Plymouth Marjon University |
Libby Lee-Hammond | Australia | Murdoch University |
Bjørg Oddrun Hallås | Norway | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences |
Sue Waite | England | University of Plymouth |
Sarah Moore | Canada | Douglas College |
Tove Anita Fiskum | Norway | Nord University |
Po-Yu (Eric) Wang | Taiwan | National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport |
Maria Isabel Amando de Barros | Brazil | Alana Foundation |
Cathy Jordan | USA | University of Minnesota |
Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter | Norway | Queen Maud University College |
Claire Warden | Scotland | Mindstretchers Academy |
Nancy Spencer-Cavaliere | Canada | University of Alberta |
Louise Zimanyi | Canada | The Conversation |
Susanna Ho | Singapore | Ministry of Education, Singapore |
Claire Bartels | South Africa | University of Cape Town |
Peter Bentsen | Denmark | Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital |
Support | ||
Michelle Guerrero | Canada | Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario |