Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of program type at Hyogo Nature School on social andemotional development. Subjects were 1126 pupils in the fifth graders at 14 schools who enrolled in 6-daysnature school in Minami tajima Nature Education Center. Evaluation Scale of Nature-Experience Programs forelementary and lower-secondary school children developed by Tanii and Fujiwara (2001) was administratedbefore, after and one month after the nature school. Inventory of Organized Camp Experience for Children (IOCE-C) developed by Nishida et al. (2002) was administrated immediately after the each programs. Theanalysis indicated that social and emotional developments of the pupils who participated in-outdoor cooking“ or” free choice program improved compared with the pupils who did not participate. On the other hand, socialand emotional developments of pupils who did not participate in“ arts and craft” or“ recreational program” improved compared with the pupils who participated. The finding suggested that the Nature School whichincluded“ outdoor cooking” and“ free choice program” effected on social and emotional developments of thefifth grade.
