Adventurous Learning: A Pedagogy for a Changing World

Simon Beames

ISBN 10: 1138831662 / ISBN 13: 9781138831667

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2016

About this Item

Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JNA; JNF; JNKC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). . . 2016. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Seller Inventory # V9781138831667

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adventurous Learning: A Pedagogy for a Changing World
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138831662
• ISBN 13: 9781138831667
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

Adventurous Learning interrogates the word ‘adventure’ and explores how elements of authenticity, agency, uncertainty and mastery can be incorporated into educational practices. It outlines key elements for a pedagogy of adventurous learning and provides guidelines grounded in accessible theory. Teachers of all kinds can adapt these guidelines for indoor and outdoor teaching in their own culturally specific, place-responsive contexts, without any requirement to learn a new program or buy an educational gimmick.

As forces of standardization and regulation continue to pervade educational systems across the globe, both teaching and learning have been starved of creativity, choice and ‘real world’ relevance. Many teachers are keen to improve their practice yet feel constrained by the institutional structures within which they work. By carefully examining adventure and its role in education, teachers can become better able to design and deliver engaging programmes that are underpinned by sound pedagogical principles, and which have deep and enduring meaning for their students.

About the Author

Simon Beames is a senior lecturer in Outdoor Learning at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Mike Brown is a senior lecturer in the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.