Rethinking Outdoor, Experiential and Informal Education: Beyond the Confines
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (899 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415703107 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorTony Jeffs teaches in the Department Applied Social Sciences, Durham University, from which he recently retired.Jon Ord is Associate Professor at Plymouth Marjon University, UK.
Tony Jeffs teaches in the Department Applied Social Sciences, Durham University, from which he recently retired.Jon Ord is Associate Professor at Plymouth Marjon University, UK.
It encourages outdoor educators to experience their immediate surroundings in new and innovative ways and grasp the challenge of promoting a sustainable lifestyle. It develops core ideas and thinking about informal education within outdoor settings, and explores how its principles and practice can enhance outdoor education. A wide range of contributors look in detail at the concept of change in the outdoors, whilst also considering the ways in which this expanding field might exploit opportunities offered to young people and adults to engage in reflective informal education. Offering