Description
Book SynopsisResearch in Outdoor Education is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal seeking to support and further outdoor education and its goals, including personal growth and moral development, team building and cooperation, outdoor knowledge and skill development, environmental awareness, education and enrichment, and research that directly supports systematic assessment and/ or evidence-based advances in outdoor education.
Research in Outdoor Education is intended to appeal to researchers, practitioners, teachers and post-secondary students through the exploration and discussion of diverse perspectives on the theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects of outdoor education in its broadest sense.
Table of ContentsForeword
Playing Naturally: A Case Study of Schoolyard Naturalization in Cape Breton
by Emily Root, Kathy Snow, Catalina Belalcazar, and Bettina Callary
Women and Girls in Outdoor Education: Scoping the Research Literature and Exploring Prospects for Future Body Image Enquiry
by Joelle Breault-Hood, Tonia Gray, Son Truong, and Jacqueline Ullman
Defining Moments: An Examination of the Gender Divide in Women's Contribution to Outdoor Education
by Tonia Gray, Denise Mitten, TA Loeffler, Sandy Allen-Craig, and Cathryn Carpenter
Perceived Life Significance of a University Winter Outdoor Education Course: A Qualitative Study
by Jennifer Wigglesworth and Paul Heintzman
Using Dynamical Systems Theory in Outdoor Adventure Education Research
by Jeremy Jostad, Jim Sibthorp, Jonathan E. Butner, Shannon Rochelle, and John Gookin
Exploring Course Outcomes Utilizing a New Outward Bound Outcomes Instrument
by Andrew J. Bobilya and W. Brad Faircloth
