Experiencing the Outdoors : Enhancing Strategies for Wellbeing / edited by Margaret Robertson, Ruth Lawrence, Gregory Heath.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robertson, Margaret., Editor.

Lawrence, Ruth., Editor.

Heath, Gregory., Editor.

Series:

Researching Environmental Learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The space is outdoors. The experience is personal and the journey can be solitary or take place in groups. Informal or formal the places visited are sites of learning. Locked in memory our experiences in the outdoors are a constant source of wonderment and food to replenish our sense of wellbeing. Our experiences in the outdoors can endure in the abstract as ideas for developing a sense of a well lived life. They can also draw us back to places and reenergise the body. Physical and emotional wellbeing collides in the unexpected events that flourish in the outdoors. Our readiness for enjoyment and personal development are subjective states which this book challenges. Traversing the landscape of the outdoors the collection of chapters contained range from the theoretical to the practical including strategies for teaching and learning that are transdisciplinary. With ideas for practitioners as well as thoughtful reading for readers of diverse ages and interests this book includes contributions from Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Canada.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Margaret Robertson , Ruth Lawrence and Gregory Heath

An Early Morning Walk / Margaret Robertson

Walking the Ground / Genny Blades

A Canadian Wilderness Expedition from a Danish Perspective / Erik Mygind

Pipe Dreams / Gregory Lowan-Trudeau

Ko Ahau Te Awa Ko Te Awa Ko Ahau – I am the River, and the River Is Me / Mike Brown and Sharyn Heaton

Embodiment, Nature and Wellbeing / Barbara Humberstone

Re-imagining the Outdoor Experience / Gregory Heath

Encouraging Paddling Participation through Canoe Trail Development in the Barmah Millewa Floodplain Forest, Australia / Chris Townsend and Ruth Lawrence

Adventure in Leisure / Paul Beedie

Paying Attention to Perceptual Experience within Nature / Marcus Morse

The Spaces of Outdoor Learning / Lesley Hodgson

Environmental and Outdoor Learning in Hong Kong / Irene Nga-Yee Cheng and John Chi-Kin Lee

Affordances of an Ocean Walk / Colin Hoad

Best Practice in Outdoor Environmental Education Fieldwork / Glyn Thomas and Brendon Munge

Safety Ltd. Inc. / Lucas Bester

Local Environmental Knowledge of School Students / Peter Martin

Vocational Training and Higher Education / Peter Holmes

Realising Sustainability Leadership / Eric Po Keung Tsang

Rewording the World / Noel Gough

The Outdoors as a Fluid Concept / Ruth Lawrence , Margaret Robertson and Gregory Heath

Author Biographies / Margaret Robertson , Ruth Lawrence and Gregory Heath

Index / Margaret Robertson , Ruth Lawrence and Gregory Heath.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9789462099449

9462099448

OCLC:

904397791