Overview
- Introduces the first comprehensive internationally relevant text to cover outdoor environmental education
- Features a diverse range of contributors brought together by an editorial team with broad international reach
- Presents a more critical approach to outdoor environmental education than existing literature
Part of the book series: International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education (IEOEE, volume 9)
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Table of contents (33 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Foundations and Philosophies
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Pedagogical Approaches and Issues
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Outdoor Environmental Education as a Social, Cultural and Environmental Endeavour
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Keywords
- Outdoor Environmental Education
- outdoor education academics
- Education for Sustainability
- experiential learning
- social and environmental justice
- education philosophy
- Human-nature relationships
- Sense of place
- Intentional Teaching and leading
- Beyond experiential learning cycles
- Pedagogical content knowledge
- Wild Pedagogy
- Nature connectedness
- Reading the landscape
About this book
There are six key sections: the theoretical foundations and philosophies of OEE; the pedagogical approaches and issues involved in teaching OEE; the ways in which OEE is a social, cultural and environmental endeavour; how outdoor educators can advocate for social justice; key approaches to safety management; and the need for on-going professional practice. The threshold concepts that form the premise of the book describe outdoor educators as creating opportunities for experiential learning using pedagogies that align their programme’s purpose and practice. Outdoor educators are place-responsive, and see their work as a social, cultural and environmental endeavour. They advocate for social and environmental justice, and they understand and apply safety principles and routinely engage in reflective practice.
This book will provide clarity and direction for emerging and established outdoor educators around the world and will also be relevant to students and professionals working in related fields such as environmental education, adventure therapy, and outdoor recreation.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Glyn Thomas is the co-ordinator of the Bachelor of Recreation and Outdoor Environmental Studies program at the University of the Sunshine Coast, in Queensland, Australia. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education. His research focuses on teaching and learning in outdoor environmental education.
Janet Dyment is the Director of the School of Education at Acadia University, in Nova Scotia Canada. Her research and teaching focuses on teaching and learning in outdoor learning environments and has an interest in every day local sites as contexts for learning. She sits on several editorial advisory boards and is an active reviewer for many journals.
Heather Prince is Professor of Outdoor and Environmental Education at the University of Cumbria, UK. She teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in outdoor studies, and researches pedagogic practice. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, Co-editor of the Routledge International Handbook of Outdoor Studies and Research Methods in Outdoor Studies, and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Outdoor Environmental Education in Higher Education
Book Subtitle: International Perspectives
Editors: Glyn Thomas, Janet Dyment, Heather Prince
Series Title: International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75980-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75979-7Published: 02 November 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-75982-7Published: 03 November 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-75980-3Published: 01 November 2021
Series ISSN: 2214-4218
Series E-ISSN: 2214-4226
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 398
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Environmental and Sustainability Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Study and Learning Skills