Outdoor Education & Environmental Education

Centre for Excellence in Outdoor and Environmental Education

Staff Profile

Terry Gaechter

Associate Lecturer
Other Roles

Room/Location: Ironbark Centre, 2.09
Ph: 5444 7891
Fx: 5444 7848
Email: t.gaechter@latrobe.edu.au

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts ( University of Wales ) (1980)
• Graduate Diploma of Education (La Trobe) (1997)
• Master of Arts (Social Ecology) Uni of Western Australia (in progress)

Teaching Areas

• Ways of Knowing Nature . Year 1 OE/NT (Unit Coordinator)
• World Views and Environment . Year 1 OE/NT (Lecturer/Tutor)
• Community in Outdoor Education . Year 2 OE/NT (Unit Coordinator)

Research Interests

Very broadly, my research interests lie in the social/human aspects of outdoor education. My current research interests, which are linked to my teaching of Year 2 Community subject, lie in the area of social ecology & community development, in particular the current and future role of outdoor education in social and environmental change.

I am also interested in gender-related issues and the broader question of inclusivity in outdoor education. Recently conducted research into 'sense of competence' in practical activities of our course, examining gender-related issues in perceptions of participation and of teaching.