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Interrogating Authenticity in Outdoor Education Teacher Education

Applications in Practice

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Authors:
  1. Chris J. North

    1. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

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  • Provides real-world, context-rich case studies of outdoor education practice
  • Analyses teacher education for outdoor education from a practitioner’s perspective
  • Examines for the first time how self-study can be applied to outdoor education

Part of the book series: Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices (STEP, volume 21)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Contextual and Methodological Aspects of the Study

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Context of the Study

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 3-23

    3. Passivity and Authenticity in Teacher Education

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 25-45

    4. Self-Study Informed by Pragmatism and Schwab’s Commonplaces

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 47-70

  3. Applying Authenticity to Teacher Education

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71
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    2. Transparent Teaching

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 73-95

    3. Modelling

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 97-121

    4. Fatality Case Studies

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 123-137

    5. Context of the Camp

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 139-143

    6. Into the Outdoors

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 145-162

    7. Handing Over

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 163-182

  4. Implications of the Research

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. Reframing Authenticity: Eclecticism as a Framework

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 185-213

    3. The Slipperiness of Improvement

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 215-228

    4. Epilogue

      • Chris J. North
      Pages 229-230

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 231-240
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About this book

This book addresses student passivity in teacher education. Using a developed metaphor, the author critically examines the use of authentic learning to design and implement learning experiences for preservice teachers, and reveals the opportunities and limitations of a focus on authenticity.


This book prepares teachers for outdoor education using practice-based exemplars of applied teaching theories. Focusing on authentic pedagogies, it applies to all teacher educators who seek to engage in high-impact learning for their students, and is relevant for in-service educators, preservice teachers and researchers in the field of self-study.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Chris J. North

About the author

Dr Chris North lectures in outdoor and environmental education at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. His teaching background includes secondary and tertiary institutions in New Zealand and North America.  Chris’ contributions to the field were recognized in 2010 with the National Environmental Leadership Award, and in 2016, he received the College of Education, Health and Human Development, Teaching Excellence Award.  He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  Chris’ areas of interest lie in the combination of environment, people and education. He uses practitioner research methods to improve teaching and learning in outdoor and adventure education, environmental education and initial teacher education. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Interrogating Authenticity in Outdoor Education Teacher Education

  • Book Subtitle: Applications in Practice

  • Authors: Chris J. North

  • Series Title: Self-Study of Teaching and Teacher Education Practices

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2176-8

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2175-1Published: 03 March 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-2178-2Published: 03 March 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-2176-8Published: 02 March 2020

  • Series ISSN: 1875-3620

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-1850

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 240

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Teaching and Teacher Education, Learning & Instruction, Curriculum Studies

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