• Alone with Goffman: Impression management and the TV series 

      Beames, Simon; Andkjær, Søren; Radmann, Aage (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Alone is an American reality television series on the History Channel. The show features 10 contestants who are vying to outlast each other while living off the land. Notably, there is no camera crew, and the contestants ...
    • The Contribution Transport Time Makes to Outdoor Programs: A Third Place? 

      North, Chris; Beames, Simon; Stanton, Toby; Chan, Bacon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: During transport to and from outdoor education field trips, students experience a period of togetherness and minimal imposed structure. Transport time also appears to align with Oldenburg’s third places, where ...
    • 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 ...
    • E‘Ride on!’: The Zwift platform as a space for virtual leisure 

      Reed, Jack; Dunn, Catherine; Beames, Simon; Stonehouse, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Virtual environments as spaces for leisure are rapidly emerging within the zeitgeist of 21st century leisure practices. One such environment is the Zwift cycling and running app which provides a series of virtual worlds ...
    • How can we adventure sustainably?: A systematized review of sustainability guidance for adventure tourism operators 

      Beames, Simon; Mackenzie, Susan Houge; Raymond, Eliza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Adventure tourism operators have historically drawn upon a range of broad, multi-purpose sustainability frameworks to provide experiences that are more ecologically and socially just. However, these efforts have been ...
    • The Jacket: Making sustainable clothing choices in outdoor education 

      Beames, Simon; Høyem, Jannicke; van Kraalingen, Imre; Eriksen, Jørgen Weidemann; Vold, Thomas; Abelsen, Kristian; Rosenberg, Axel; Augestad, Trond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Amidst a vast jungle of products, brands, materials, labels, and systems of global trade and production, it has become increasingly challenging to make consumption choices that may be considered “sustainable”. This inquiry ...
    • ‘On Monday afternoons we go to discover the world’: Understanding a traditional Italian primary school's adaption to a student-driven approach to learning 

      Bortolotti, Alessandro; Beames, Simon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Across the globe, increasing attention is being paid to curricular learning outside the classroom. While there is no Italian national outdoor learning policy, there is a growing wave of lecturers, teachers, schools, ...
    • What future/s for outdoor and environmental education in a world that has contended with COVID-19? 

      Quay, John; Gray, Tonia; Thomas, Glyn; Allan-Craig, Sandy; Asfeldt, Morten; Andkjær, Søren; Beames, Simon; Cosgriff, Marg; Dyment, Janet; Higgins, Pete; Ho, Susanna; Leather, Mark; Mitten, Denise; Morse, Marcus; Neill, James; North, Chris; Passy, Rowena; Gurholt, Kirsti Pedersen; Polley, Scott; Stewart, Alistair; Takano, Takako; Waite, Sue; Foley, Dorothy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This is an unusual article in that it brings together the perspectives of many on this journal’s editorial board, around the issue of contending with COVID-19. Twenty statements showcase a range of thoughts and experiences, ...
    • 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 ...