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The relationship between environmental, outdoor and field education: A study in rural communities
Author(s)
Date Issued
2023
ISSN
1308-1470
1694-609X
Citation
International Journal of Instruction, 2023, Vol. 16(1), pp. 643-658.
Description
Open access
Type
Peer Reviewed Journal Article
Abstract
Based on sociocultural constructivist theory, the purpose of this study is to
understand the experiences, cognitive learning, and personal developments of a
group of postgraduate students in environmental science and engineering who
completed a six-week-long summer field research and outdoor education program.
With a qualitative design, interviews, focus groups, remarkable item sharing, and
diaries from 20 participants. The results indicate that learning from and observing
nature, the balance between humans, animals, and nature, and transferring
environmental protection knowledge and practice were the three key themes. Also,
two subthemes observation to practice and cognitive knowledge, and sustainability
arose from the participants’ outdoor education program experiences. The outcomes
of this study provide recommendations to university administrators, secondary
school teachers, government departments, policymakers, and researchers aiming to
establish and host field research and outdoor education programs to teenage and
university students in order to build up a sense of environment and environmental
protection.
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