Managing outdoor education fieldwork

Brendon Munge; Glyn Thomas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-75980-3_32

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Managing outdoor education fieldwork

Brendon Munge and Glyn Thomas

Outdoor Environmental Education in Higher Education: International Perspectives, pp.389-398

International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education, 9, Springer

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75980-3_32

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Higher Education

Other Education

Pedagogy

Outdoor fieldwork

experiential learning

outdoor leadership

outdoor education

Outdoor fieldwork, the purposeful use of an outdoor environment for educational objectives, is a key defining feature of outdoor education; it is what distinguishes it from many other disciplines. To that end, it is important to understand some of the challenges associated with outdoor fieldwork and some potential areas for improvement in practice. This paper draws on a review of the literature across a wide range of disciplines that use outdoor fieldwork such as geography, biology, geology, environmental science, environmental education, and outdoor education. Most programs that develop outdoor educators use outdoor fieldwork extensively, and it is considered to be the signature pedagogy of the profession. It is where outdoor educators learn to be outdoor educators. This chapter focuses on the role and purpose of outdoor fieldwork, organisational challenges, the problem of inertia when it comes to changing practices, common social justice issues and opportunities, and the personal challenges of outdoor fieldwork.

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Title: Managing outdoor education fieldwork
Authors: Brendon Munge (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Glyn Thomas (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education and Tertiary Access
Publication details: Outdoor Environmental Education in Higher Education: International Perspectives, pp.389-398
Series: International Explorations in Outdoor and Environmental Education; 9
Publisher: Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75980-3_32; 10.1007/978-3-030-75980-3
ISSN: 2214-4226
ISBN: 9783030759803
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Education and Tertiary Access; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99579608702621
Output Type: Book chapter

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