• Adventure cultures: An international comparison 

      Lynch, Philippa; Moore, Kevin; Minchington, Lyn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-08-17)
      In previous work, Lynch and Moore theorised that the current popularity of adventure in recreation and education contexts is deeply paradoxical at social, economic and technological levels. Extending this thesis, we ...
    • Curious play: children’s exploration of nature 

      Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Sanderud, Jostein Rønning (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      This article explores the concept of ‘curious play’ as a theoretical framework to understand and communicate children’s experiences of free play in nature. The concept emerged interactively from three sources of inspiration: ...
    • Digital technology and networked spaces in outdoor education: Reflections upon presenting at an international webinar 

      van Kraalingen, Imre; Hills, Dave; Reed, Jack; Beames, Simon; Munge, Brendon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper draws on a webinar on digital technology and networked spaces in outdoor education, where three researchers presented their work through responses to two discussion statements: First, ‘the use of digital technology ...
    • Freedom, joy and wonder as existential categories of childhood: Reflections on experiences and memories of outdoor play 

      Fasting, Merete Lund; Høyem, Jannicke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This study conveys how young adults reflect upon their childhood experiences and memories of outdoor play, friluftsliv and outdoor places. Inspired by a phenomenological approach, we conducted walking interviews in nature ...
    • Learning leadership: Becoming an outdoor leader 

      Enoksen, Elisabeth; Lynch, Philippa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Recent leadership research has demonstrated a need for better understanding the process of becoming a leader because it might be qualitatively different to being a leader. If so, there is likely to be a need for pedagogies ...
    • Norwegian teachers' safety strategies for Friluftsliv excursions: implications for inclusive education 

      Dahl, Lena; Standal, Øyvind Førland; Moe, Vegard Fusche (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The purpose of this study was to explore how teachers in friluftsliv (the Scandinavian equivalent of outdoor education and outdoor recreation) reflect upon their safety strategies in relation to pupils’ friluftsliv abilities ...
    • A systematized review of the use of mobile technology in outdoor learning 

      van Kraalingen, Imre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This inquiry reports the findings of a systematized review of recent studies concerning the affordances associated with implementing mobile technology in outdoor learning. The emergent employment of mobile technologies in ...
    • Where’s the E in OE?: The McDonaldization of Irish outdoor education 

      Pierce, John; Beames, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      This paper presents key findings from a study that aimed to critically examine the practice of outdoor education in the Republic of Ireland. It consisted of 10 months of fieldwork across four public Outdoor Education and ...