Education outside the classroom in Germany: An interdisciplinary multi-methods Study Protocol
Anna Brandmeier, Melissa Börner, Theres Mühlberg, Leonie Schulz, Lukas Kleinhenz, Theresia Endriß, Stephan Ellinger, Jan Schmid-Ellinger · 2026
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Anna Brandmeier and a wide team of colleagues describe a planned study of teaching outside the classroom in Germany, where the approach is still new. Lessons held outdoors promise more movement, contact with nature, and relief from social isolation, but most past studies tracked only pupils. This project, spanning thirty-three schools, also measures teachers, classroom behavior, and the living richness of the outdoor sites themselves.
Outcomes on the list include teacher stress and well-being, pupils' thinking performance, school-related well-being, and how strongly both groups connect with nature. The design is exploratory and compares schools without random assignment, so it will show patterns rather than proof. As a protocol, it reports no results. Its interest lies in the breadth: few studies weigh an outdoor lesson's effects on everyone in the schoolyard at once.
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| CREATOR | Anna Brandmeier, Melissa Börner, Theres Mühlberg, Leonie Schulz, Lukas Kleinhenz, Theresia Endriß, Stephan Ellinger, Jan Schmid-Ellinger |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 57349 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |