Outdoor and environmental
Academic Staff within the Faculty of Education - Outdoor and Environmental Education undertake research in a range of areas related to key outdoor education and environmental studies interests. These interests form the basis of research activity and inform the range of post undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered by the Faculty. The research undertaken within the Faculty of Education - Outdoor and Environmental Education is focused around three key areas
Understanding and shaping human experience of region and place
This focus is centred on the ways in which education and experience shapes social attitudes and practices to the land - aspects that in the short and long term will influence human and environmental futures in Australia. The context for this research within the Faculty includes: environmental education by community groups, NGOs, and government authorities, environmental interpretation in parks and reserves, eco-tourism and nature guiding enterprises and outdoor recreation participation.
| Focus Area | Staff |
| Environmental Interpretation | Lesley Hodgson |
|
Human / nature relationships for sustainability. |
Ruth Lawrence |
| Land use history/management | Ruth Lawrence, Gregg Muller |
| Recreation impact | Gregg Muller |
| Sustainable tourism | Lesley Hodgson |
Find a supervisor interested in this Research
Outdoor Environmental Education
This focus is concerned with how outdoor and environmental education curriculum is framed and enacted in schools and broader education settings. It is also concerned with the outcomes of such curriculum including subsequent social and environmental implications.
Contexts include: school and community based outdoor education, wilderness and camp programs, outdoor environmental education, and personal development programs.
| Focus Area | Staff |
| Ecological literacy / sustainability in schools | |
| Outdoor environmental education curriculum and practice | Andrew Brookes, Kathleen Pleasants, Alistair Stewart |
| International representations of OE |
Find a supervisor interested in this Research
Professional issues in Outdoor Education and Nature Guiding
The professional focus of the Faculty's research comes as a consequence of its undergraduate and postgraduate courses in outdoor education, nature tourism, and outdoor environmental education. Issues within this focus include: professional accreditation pathways, burnout of employees in the profession, experiential facilitation skills, and safety management issues.
| Focus Area | Staff |
| Safety management | Andrew Brookes |
|
Experiential facilitation |
|
| Professionalism in outdoor education | |
| Outdoor leadership | Sean Murray |
Find a supervisor interested in this Research
Further information
Higher Degrees Research Administrator
Outdoor and Environmental Education Research
Telephone: +61 3 5444 7559
Email: research-edu@latrobe.edu.au
