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Centre for Excellence in Outdoor and Environmental Education

International Outdoor Education Research Conference - 2009

Refereed Conference Proceedings

‘Outdoor education research and theory: critical reflections, new directions’,
Fourth International Outdoor Education Research Conference,
La Trobe University, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia,
15-18 April 2009.

Soren Andkjaer,
University of Southern Denmark
Outdoor Education in New Zealand – a comparative and cultural perspective

Mike Boyes,
University of Otago, New Zealand
Outdoor adventures for the third age

Mike Brown,
The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Out of the head and into the world: Situated perspectives on learning

Prerna Goel
La Trobe University, Australia
Who am I? A teacher’s journey in the process of facilitation

Noel Gough
La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
Complexity reduction in outdoor/environmental education: by whom, for whom, and in whose interests?

Dave Gurnett
University of Plymouth, England
Environmental Education and National Parks, a case study of Exmoor

Barbara Humberstone & Ina Stan
Buckinghamshire New University, England
Well-being and Outdoor Pedagogies in Primary Schooling

Yasunori Kameoka
La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
Cultural dimensions of outdoor education in Mt Koya, Japan: Co-existing patterns of universalist and local outdoor education approaches

Lee Mah Ngee & Tay-Koay Siew Luan
University of Tunku Abdul Rahman & Nanying Technological University, Malaysia & Nanying Technological University, Singapore
Overseas Community Service-Learning Expedition and Development of Personal Capabilities in Youths

Alison Lugg & Lesley Hodgson
La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
How should we teach environmental literacy? Critical reflections on virtual teaching and learning experiences.

Marc Mullins & Dr Brian Wattchow
City of Greater Geelong & Monash University
Re-telling the Snowy River: Exploring connections between river guides, the experience of place, and outdoor education.

Val Nicholls
The Wilderness Program, Tasmania
Quiet Time: A sense of solitude.

Hanif Abdul Rahman,
Zhenghua Secondary School, Singapore
The Effect of Outdoor Education on Students’ Social Emotional Competencies Development and Engagement in Classroom

Deirdre Slattery
La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
Bushwalking and access: Byles, Dunphy and the Kosciusko Primitive Area debate 1943-6

Heidi Smith
University of Tasmania, Australia
Learning from Real Life ‘Extraordinary’ Outdoor Leaders

Ina Stan
Buckinghamshire New University, England
Control as an Educational Tool and Its Impact on the Outdoor Educational Process

Glyn Thomas
La Trobe University Bendigo, Australia
Outdoor leadership education: Do recent textbooks focus on what is important to effective practice?

Sue Waite
University of Plymouth, England
Outdoor learning for children aged 2-11: perceived barriers, potential solutions.

Sue Waite, Marie Nichols, Miles Opie & Julie Evans
University of Plymouth & University College Plymouth, England
Methods for exploring how pedagogies are shaped in outdoor contexts.

Andy Williams
Trinity University College, Wales
Raising aspirations and celebrating success: evaluating the impact of a widening participation programme of outdoor education on a socially excluded group of unemployed Dads

Note on review process
All papers in these Proceedings are full papers peer reviewed by the IOERC 2009 academic committee (see conference overview) or referees nominated by the committee.
Proceedings compiled and edited by Kathleen Pleasants, Conference Organiser.

 

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