Peer-reviewed research2017 Otago review (McNatty & Boyes)
Adventure education: Redux
The authors argue that a focus on risk and danger limits the teaching potential of adventure, and propose an approach based on the learner's everyday life.
What's new
The authors argue that programmes and activities focused on risk and danger limit the pedagogical potential of adventure. An alternative approach to adventurous learning is proposed that embraces features of late modernity and takes as its starting point the everyday life of the learner.
Why it matters in Aotearoa
Challenges a risk-centred view of adventure in EOTC.
How strong is the evidence
Peer-reviewed conceptual paper
What to read
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Who it's for
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