Contemporary Approaches to Outdoor Learning: Animals, the Environment and New Methods [Hardcover]

This book explores contemporary developments in outdoor learning, where the outdoors is seen as the context rather than the subject of learning. Ranging from pathfinder pieces written by practitioners to rigorous research-based pieces of work, the book explores the growing interest in animals as the basis for wider learning strategies as well as drawing together a wide range of outdoor learning approaches for all ages. Within these two discrete sections the contributors, who are drawn from a wide range of practitioners, academics and researchers, describe and analyse innovative approaches that address the need to explore alternatives to current test-based approaches to education in the western world. The whole offers a contemporary, informative, alternative approach to outdoor learning for teachers, practitioners and students.

Chapter 1: Introduction: widening the circle of compassion Roger Cutting and Rowena Passy: University of Plymouth.- Chapter 2: The scenic route to academic attainment via emotional wellbeing outdoors Mel McCree: Bath Spa University.- Chapter 3: The Outdoors as a Focus for Developing Teacher-Pupil Relationships Kelly Davis: University of Plymouth.- Chapter 4: The Changing Nature of Environmental Education Practice Rachel Manning: University of Exeter.- Chapter 5: Developing Ocean Literacy through Marine Citizen Science in the South West of England John Hepburn: Ocean Discoverability Project Manager, Alun Morgan: University of Plymouth.- Chapter 6: Sailing for social adversity: an activity seeking social purpose Andrew Wills, Honorary Lecturer University of Plymouth.- Chapter 7: Learning with purpose: giving the young permission to build the future Lewis Winks: University of Exeter.- Chapter 8: Place based pedagogies and professional identities Dr Orla Kelly: Dublin City University.-Chapter 9: Becomings of (Eco)Identities with Dialogue, Place and Personal Narrative Rosamonde Birch: University of Plymouth.- Chlƒž