Hi Steve and Barbara
My research has revealed what you have told me. Thanks for taking the time to
respond.
John Quay
Steve Bowles wrote:
> Hello John and all - Your question deserves discussion I think. I can say a
> few words on this but I suspect that UK based folk will be able to say more
> and possibly better. But here goes from what I know :-
>
> a) There is no definition as such but there are guidelines and general
> comments which act as a kind of defining domain. In fact Peter Higgins
> (2000) has written " ... there is no curricular requirement for outdoor
> education..." ( see his article in the oslo friluftsliv conference report
> from January 2000 available from University of Oslo). I know that the above
> quote does not say that there is no definition as such but it leads us
> towards the position somewhat.
> 2. According to David Hopkins and Roger Putnam (1993) in their UK book "
> Personal growth through Adventure" the same story comes out. They write that
> there is no set definition but they do give a fair amount of public and
> governmental guidelines for the OE work. ( see especially pages 193 - 201 ).
>
> 3. What comes out from my reading is that OE and adventure-based education
> and/or OAE is, in the UK throught to be something like this -
> cross-curricular (not one subject) - and based still firmly upon self, other
> and environment - and still attached to one or another sense of
> "citizenship/community".
> 4. But as Higgins and others have noted this might be changing now.
>
> I hope this helps a little John
> see you
>
> steve bowles
>
> John Quay wrote:
>
> > Hi all
> >
> > I was just wondering if the British National Curriculum had a definition
> > of outdoor education? If so - could anyone point me towards a source
> > document?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > John Quay
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