Outdoor education in historical perspective
ISSN: 0819-8691
Article publication date: 27 May 2020
Issue publication date: 30 June 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The introduction sets out the scope of the special issue and suggests areas for further research.
Design/methodology/approach
This introductory article sets out the rationale and contents of the special issue of History of Education Review on “Outdoor Education in Historical Perspective”. It briefly summarizes the existing state of research and introduces the six articles that comprise the issue.
Findings
The introduction identifies four particular themes that arise from the existing literature and from the diverse contributions to this special issue: transculturality; space and place; religion and spirituality; and personality/personalities.
Originality/value
This special issue contains six original contributions to the study of the history of outdoor education, focussing on different locations in Europe and North America.
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Citation
Freeman, M. and Seaman, J. (2020), "Outdoor education in historical perspective", History of Education Review, Vol. 49 No. 1, pp. 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1108/HER-04-2020-0022
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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