Outdoor environmental education in the contemporary world / Jan Činčera [and 4 others], editors

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Činčera, Jan, editor.

Series:

International explorations in outdoor and environmental education ; v. 12.

International explorations in outdoor and environmental education ; v. 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Outdoor education.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2023.

Summary:

This edited volume explores the role of outdoor environmental education in the contemporary society. It identifies some of the opportunities and challenges of this educational area, particularly in the growing digitalization of the contemporary society and the distancing between people and nature. Furthermore, it seeks to answer why outdoor environmental education is essential for developing students’ environmental citizenship competencies or developing their relationship with nature. The book also introduces the various approaches existing in the field, discusses their relevance, and highlights their unique features. The book finishes with an overview of the practice of outdoor environmental education in selected countries from North America, Europe, and Asia.

Contents:

Intro

Series Editors' Foreword

References

Acknowledgments

Contents

Contributors

Chapter 1: Introduction

Part I: Outdoor Environmental Education in the Contemporary World

Chapter 2: Outdoor Environmental Education: Grounding a Tradition Within Environmental Education

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Outdoor Education and Environmental Education: A Story of Dynamic Fields

2.3 OEE: Linking EE to OE

2.3.1 Contemporary Challenges of EE

2.3.2 Situating OEE in Contemporary Educational Theory

2.4 OEE in the Contemporary World

2.4.1 OEE and Environmental Citizenship

2.4.2 Ongoing Challenges for OEE

Chapter 3: Is Policy the Whole Story? International Trends and Perspective in Policy Making and Enactment in Outdoor Environmental Education

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Methodology

3.3 Outdoor Education Policy Worldwide

3.4 Challenges from Theory to Practice: Discrepancies Between Education Policy and Its Implementation in the Field

3.4.1 Discrepancy Between Policy Makers and Implementation in the Field: Obstacles in Implementation

3.4.2 Discrepancies Within the Education Policy: Promoting Achievement by Means of Testing as Opposed to Promoting Outdoor Education

3.4.3 Culture-Based Gap: Outdoor Education Policy Facing the Cultural Characteristics of Target Audiences

3.4.4 Discrepancies in the Source of the Policy: A "Bottom-Up" and "Top-Down" Policy

3.4.4.1 Top-Down

3.4.4.2 Bottom-Up

3.5 Summary and Conclusions

Chapter 4: Connectedness to Nature Through Outdoor Environmental Education: Insights from Psychology

4.1 Connectedness to Nature Through Outdoor Environmental Education: Insights from Psychology

4.2 Insights from Psychology

4.2.1 Definitions of Connectedness to Nature

4.2.2 Overview

4.2.3 Situational Contexts that Influence Connectedness

4.2.3.1 Experiences with Nature

First-Hand Contact with Nature

Characteristics of Nature

Childhood Contact with Nature

Applications to OEE: First-Hand Experiences with Nature

Mediated Experiences with Nature

Applications to OEE: Mediated Contact

4.2.3.2 Activities

Activities as Part of Nature Experiences

Applications to OEE: Activities in Nature

Activities Without Nature

Meditation

Reflection

Applications to OEE: Activities Without Nature

4.2.4 Psychological States that Influence Connectedness

4.2.4.1 Mindfulness

Applications to OEE: Mindfulness

4.2.4.2 Psychological States Related to the Self

Negative Impacts of the Self on Connectedness

Positive Influences of the Self on Connectedness

Applications to OEE: The Self

4.2.4.3 Affect and Motivation

Applications to OEE: Affect

4.2.5 Individual Differences that Influence Connectedness

4.2.5.1 Demographics

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: Činčera, Jan Outdoor Environmental Education in the Contemporary World

ISBN:

9783031292576

303129257X

OCLC:

1378516274

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