Outdoor recreation-related outdoor education: scope of the research (1995-2010) I

Abstract

This article reports on the scope of the New Zealand outdoor recreationrelated outdoor education research literature published from January 1995 to June 2010. It draws on the literature covered by the 2010 Sport and Recreation New Zealand-funded Outdoor Recreation Research Stocktake, which included outdoor education material. This article is divided into two parts, both published in this issue of the journal. Part one describes how the stocktake was conducted and reports on the research literature relating to outdoor recreation-related outdoor education management and delivery. Part two covers resources for outdoor recreation-related outdoor education, as well as impacts of, and participation in, outdoor recreation-related outdoor education. Part two concludes with a summary of the outdoor recreationrelated outdoor education research literature (1995-mid-2010) as a whole.