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Atencio, Matthew; Tan, Yuen Sze Michelle; Ho, Susanna; Ching, Chew Ting – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2015
This paper details the potential contribution of outdoor education (OE) in Singaporean education given the recent raft of national curricular reforms aimed at fostering holistic and exploratory learning opportunities. In this context, we contend that increasing recognition of the value of OE, both internationally and locally, heralds specific…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Holistic Approach, Educational Practices, Educational Needs
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Ho, Susanna – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2014
This paper discusses the purposes that outdoor education does, could and should serve in Singapore. Gert Biesta's conceptualisation of three functions of education is adapted to frame deliberations on the purposes of outdoor education in Singapore's socio-political and educational milieu. The author suggests that outdoor education in Singapore…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Foreign Countries, Resilience (Psychology), Attachment Behavior
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Martin, Peter; Ho, Susanna – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2009
Outdoor education is not a universal value. Rather, outdoor education's contributions need to be grounded in time, place and culture. In this paper we describe the historical and cultural milieu that has enabled the emergence of outdoor education in Singapore and report on exploratory survey research into Singaporean teachers' conceptions of…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Religious Cultural Groups, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries