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Silverman, Jonathan; Corneau, Nicole – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2017
Children today are spending less time than ever outdoors, contributing to a culture of environmental apathy and separation from the natural world. In the growing field of environmental education, teachers are challenged to introduce the outdoors into their curriculum. In Vermont, some public school teachers have successfully implemented…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Public Schools, Outdoor Education, Environmental Education
Blenkinsop, Sean; Telford, John; Morse, Marcus – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2016
This article draws from the experience of outdoor and experiential educators working in the context of a radical, long-term formal public education research project. One of the accidental findings from the research is that experienced outdoor educators may have particular pedagogical skills, likely honed by the contexts in which they work, that…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning, Public Education, Educational Research
Ampuero, David; Miranda, Christian E.; Delgado, Luisa E.; Goyen, Samantha; Weaver, Sean – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
The present study explores the outcomes of teaching empathy and critical thinking to solve environmental problems. This investigation was done throughout the duration of an environmental education course within a primary school located in central Chile. A community-based research methodology was used to understand the formation of empathy and…
Descriptors: Empathy, Critical Thinking, Elementary School Students, Environmental Education
Breunig, Mary; Murtell, Jocelyn; Russell, Constance – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
In Canada there exists a noteworthy educational initiative referred to as Environmental Studies Programs (ESPs). These secondary school programs are interdisciplinary, helping to link subject matter and encouraging student responsibility. The results of three case studies of Ontario ESPs indicate that program participation has "real…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Environmental Education, Integrated Activities, Secondary School Curriculum
Grimwood, Bryan S. R.; Haberer, Alexa; Legault, Maria – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
This paper explores and critically interprets the role wilderness travel may play in fostering environmental sustainability. The paper draws upon two qualitative studies that sought to understand human-nature relationships as experienced by different groups of wilderness travel leaders in Canada. According to leaders involved in the studies,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education, Outdoor Leadership, Environmental Education
A Quality of Interrelating: Describing a Form of Meaningful Experience on a Wilderness River Journey
Morse, Marcus – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2014
In this paper I identify the components of "meaningful experiences" for participants on a wilderness river rafting journey. The research is phenomenologically informed, and includes interviews, journals, observations and follow-up emails from 32 participants on eight Franklin River (Tasmania) 10-day trips. It elicits individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventure Education, Phenomenology, Physical Environment
Humberstone, Barbara; Stan, Ina – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2012
In this paper we look at the ways in which the experience of the natural environment was made available to the pupils and the types of activities provided for specific engagement with the local natural environment. It draws upon research undertaken for the Well-being and Outdoor Pedagogies project and previous PhD research. These projects explored…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Environmental Education, Participant Observation, Ethnography