John
It's good to hear of others looking at the background to developments in
adventure education. You may be interested in the PhD thesis I have
recently completed with the University of Leeds. I based my study on
Bewerley Park Centre from the time it was used as a camp school for
school children from Leeds to when it became an outdoor centre with what
was then the West Riding of Yorkshire. Although much of my study looked
at the work of Alec Clegg and Jim Hogan I also considered the ways in
which school journeys from the nineteenth century and youth
organisations, including scouting, influenced the use of outdoor
activities in schools. My particular interest was the social and
political influences on the development of outdoor education.
Let me know if you would like more information
Lynn
In message <[log in to unmask]>, John Quay
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>Hi everyone
>
>I am interested to see if anyone knows of any articles/chapters/books or
>other publications which deal specifically with historical perspectives
>of adventure ed / outdoor ed. Has anyone investigated our beginnings?
>Where did we come from? How is our development linked with political and
>other cultural/structural aspects of the times? Are there strong Europe
>/ U.S. connections? What about the Asia-Pacific and Africa? Other
>places? What about connections with other areas of school interest such
>as camping, environmental education, experiential education? Lots of
>questions...
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks
>
>John Quay
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Lynn Cook
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