Finding new ways: developing a time and place responsive approach to outdoor learning

Daniel Towers; Christopher Loynes

Finding new ways: developing a time and place responsive approach to outdoor learning

University of Cumbria

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Place responsiveness in international outdoor education is a ‘hot’ topic that came to the fore for staff at the University when we were faced with an international cohort of masters students. The last thing we wanted to be accused of was a neo-colonial teaching of the British ‘way’ leading to the emergence of a globalised practice in places as far-flung and as different in their landscapes and cultures as Columbia, Kazakhstan and the Philippines. Would it be possible to overcome all the traditions, training and expectations of the UK’s iconic outdoor education practices, from adventure activities to environmental sciences, in order to develop a practice largely inspired by the place itself?

Original language	English
Pages	10-13
Volume	78
Specialist publication	Horizons
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2017

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Towers, D., & Loynes, C. (2017). Finding new ways: developing a time and place responsive approach to outdoor learning. Horizons, 78, 10-13. https://www.outdoor-learning-research.org/Portals/0/Research%20Documents/Horizons%20Archive/H78%20Finding%20New%20Ways-%20Developing%20a%20time%20and%20place%20responsive%20approach%20to%20Outdoor%20Learning%20-%20Towers%20and%20Loynes.pdf?ver=2019-01-21-101756-950

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