Rethinking Outdoor, Experiential and Informal Education

Beyond the Confines

Tony Jeffs (University of Bedfordshire, UK), Jon Ord

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Routledge
13 September 2017

Philosophy & theory of education; Organisation & management of education; Teaching skills & techniques; Educational visits & field trips

This book seeks to bring together the two disciplines of informal and outdoor education, and challenges readers to think differently about outdoor and adventure education. 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. It encourages outdoor educators to experience their immediate surroundings in new and innovative ways and grasp the challenge of promoting a sustainable lifestyle.

Offering a fresh perspective on shifting the outdoor education agenda from that of skills acquisition and ‘narrow learning’ to the social and political, as well as aesthetic and philosophical opportunities embodied within the outdoor experience, this book will be valuable reading for those studying or working in the field of outdoor education.

Edited by: Tony Jeffs (University of Bedfordshire UK), Jon Ord
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 430g
ISBN: 9780415703109
ISBN 10: 0415703107
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 13 September 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tony Jeffs recently retired from the Department of Applied Social Sciences Durham University, UK, where he still teaches in a part-time capacity. He was founding editor of the journal Youth and Policy and is currently a member of the journal’s Editorial Board. Jon Ord is Associate Professor at Plymouth Marjon University, UK.

Reviews for Rethinking Outdoor, Experiential and Informal Education: Beyond the Confines

"""This text develops core ideas about informal education, and explores how the principles and practices can enhance outdoor and adventure education. In addition, this text provides excellent grounding through evidenced based discussion and applied examples, for those less familiar with how to use outdoor environments and informal learning to discover the political, social, aesthetic, and philosophical opportunities."" - Ian A. Neville, Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education"