6,527
Views
100
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Educational potentials of encounters with nature: reflections from a Swedish outdoor perspective

&
Pages 113-132 | Received 28 Apr 2008, Accepted 29 May 2009, Published online: 17 Feb 2010

References

  • Adams , W.M. 1990 . Green development: Environment and sustainability in the third world , London : Routledge .
  • Åkerblom , P. 2005 . Lära av trädgård. Pedagogiska, historiska och kommunikativa förutsättningar för skolträdgårdsverksamhet [Learning by gardening. Educational, historical and communicative conditions for school gardens] , Sweden : University of Agrigultural Sciences . PhD diss.
  • Arnegård , J. 2006 . Upplevelser och lärande i äventyrssport och skola , Stockholm : Stockholm Institute of Education . PhD diss.
  • Ashley , M. 2000 . Science: An unreliable friend to environmental education? . Environmental Education Research , 6 ( 3 ) : 269 – 81 .
  • Backman , E. 2008 . What is valued in friluftsliv within PE teacher education? – Swedish PE teacher educators’ thoughts about friluftsliv analysed through the perspective of Pierre Bourdieu . Sport, Education and Society , 13 ( 1 ) : 61 – 76 .
  • Bahrenberg , G. and Dutkowski , M. 1993 . “ An ecoregional strategy towards a fault‐tolerant human–environment relationship ” . In Human ecology: Fragments of anti‐fragmentary views of the world , Edited by: Steiner , D. and Nauser , M. 285 – 95 . London : Routledge .
  • Barry , D. 1995 . Looking for home: Bioregionalism and the reinhabitation of America . Trumpeter , 12 ( 2 ) : 79 – 83 .
  • Biesta , G. and Burbules , N. 2003 . Pragmatism and educational research , Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield .
  • Boken om friluftslif: Upplysningar, råd och skildringar . 1910 . Stockholm, , Sweden : Wilh. Siléns Bokförlags Aktiebolag .
  • Bonnett , M. 1999 . Education for sustainable development: A coherent philosophy for environmental education? . Cambridge Journal of Education , 29 ( 3 ) : 313 – 24 .
  • Bonnett , M. 2007 . Environmental education and the issue of nature . Journal of Curriculum Studies , 39 ( 6 ) : 707 – 21 .
  • Bowers , C. 2001 . How language limits our understanding of environmental education . Environmental Education Research , 7 ( 2 ) : 141 – 52 .
  • Bradley , J.C. 1999 . Relationship between environmental knowledge and environmental attitude of high school students . Journal of Environmental Education , 30 ( 3 ) : 17 – 22 .
  • Brügge , B. , Glantz , M. and Sandell , K. , eds. 2007 . Friluftslivets pedagogik: För kunskap, känsla och livskvalitet , Stockholm, , Sweden : Liber .
  • Callicott , J.B. and Nelson , M.P. , eds. 1998 . The great new wilderness debate , Athens, , Greece : The University of Georgia Press .
  • Cornell , J. 1989 . Sharing the joy of nature: Nature activities for all ages , Nevada City, CA : Dawn Publications .
  • Dahlgren , L.O. and Szczepanski , A. 1998 . Outdoor education: Literary education and sensory experience – an attempt at defining the identity of outdoor education , Linköping, , Sweden : Linköping University .
  • Dahle , B. , ed. n.d. . Nature: The true home of culture , Oslo, , Norway : The Norwegian University of Sports and Physical Education .
  • Dewey , J. 1929/1958 . Experience and nature , New York : Dover .
  • Dolsak , N. and Ostrom , E. , eds. 2003 . The commons in the new millennium: Challenges and adaptation , Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press .
  • Elliott , J. 1999 . Sustainable society and environmental education: Future perspectives and demands for the educational system . Cambridge Journal of Education , 29 ( 3 ) : 325 – 41 .
  • Faarlund , N. 1990 . Om m⊘tet med fri natur som metode i milj⊘undervisningen . Mestrefjellet , 37 : 21 – 3 .
  • Fredman , P. , Karlsson , S.‐E. , Romild , U. and Sandell , K. , eds. 2008 . Vad är friluftsliv? Delresultat från en nationell enkät om friluftsliv och naturturism i Sverige Östersund, , Sweden Report No. 4, research program: ‘Outdoor Recreation in Change’
  • Gelter , H. 2000 . Friluftsliv: The Scandinavian philosophy of outdoor life . Canadian Journal of Environmental Education , 5 : 77 – 92 .
  • Goldsmith , Z. 1992 . Whose common future? Special issue . The Ecologist , 22 ( 4 )
  • Gough , A. 1999 . Recognising women in environmental education pedagogy and research: Toward an ecofeminist poststructuralist perspective . Environmental Education Research , 5 ( 2 ) : 143 – 63 .
  • Government Directives . 2002 . En samlad naturvårdspolitik Stockholm, , Sweden Regeringens skrivelse No. 2001/02:173
  • Grahn , P. , Mårtensson , F. , Lindblad , B. , Nilsson , P. and Ekman , A. 1997 . Ute på dagis: Hur använder barn daghemsgården? Utformningen av daghemsgården och dess betydelse för lek, motorik och koncentrationsförmåga . Stad and Land , 145
  • Hammerman , D. R. , Hammerman , W.M. and Hammerman , E.L. 2001 . Teaching in the outdoors , Danville, IL : Interstate Publishers .
  • Helldén , G.F. 1992 . Grundskoleelevers förståelse av ekologiska processer , Stockholm : AWE International . PhD diss.
  • Henderson , B. and Vikander , N. , eds. 2007 . Nature first: Outdoor life the friluftsliv way , Toronto, , Canada : Natural Heritage Books .
  • Hettne , B. 1982 . Strömfåra och kontrapunkt i västerländsk utvecklingdebatt Stockholm, , Sweden Naturresurs‐ och miljökommittens bakgrundsrapport No. 8
  • Hettne , B. 1994 . The future of development studies . Forum for Development Studies , 1–2 : 41 – 71 .
  • Isberg , R. 1991 . Färd: Möte – människa – natur , Krylbo, , Sweden : Sjöviks folkhögskola .
  • Isberg , R. 2002 . Enkelt friluftsliv: Gamla vildmarksknep , Krylbo, , Sweden : Sjöviks folkhögskola .
  • Isberg , R. and Isberg , S. 2007 . Simple life ‘friluftsliv’: People meet nature , Victoria, , Canada : Trafford Publishing .
  • Jickling , B. and Wals , A.E.J. 2007 . Globalization and environmental education: Looking beyond sustainable development . Journal of Curriculum Studies , 40 ( 1 ) : 1 – 21 .
  • Kronlid , D. 2003 . Ecofeminism and environmental ethics. An analysis of ecofeminist ethical theory , Uppsala, , Sweden : Uppsala University .
  • Kronlid , D. and Svennbeck , M. 2008 . “ Conditions for environmental ethical reflection in the subject of Religion ” . In Values and democracy in education for sustainable development: Contributions from Swedish research , Edited by: Öhman , J. 33 – 56 . Malmö, , Sweden : Liber .
  • Kval⊘y , S. 1987 . “ Norwegian ecophilosophy and ecopolitics and their influence from Buddhism ” . In Buddhist perspectives on the ecocrisis , Edited by: Sandell , K. 49 – 72 . Kandy, , Sri Lanka : Buddhist Publication Society .
  • Littledyke , M. 1996 . Science education for environmental awareness in a postmodern world . Environmental Education Research , 2 ( 2 ) : 197 – 215 .
  • Louv , R. 2008 . Last child in the woods: Saving our children from nature‐deficit disorder , Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill .
  • Lundegård , I. , Wickman , P.O. and Wohlin , A. , eds. 2004 . Utomhusdidaktik , Lund, , Sweden : Studentlitteratur .
  • Magntorn , O. 2007 . Reading nature. Developing ecological literacy through teaching , Norrköping University . PhD diss.
  • Massey , D. and Jess , P. , eds. 1995 . A place in the world? Places, cultures and globalization , Oxford, , UK : The Open University .
  • McIntyre , N. , Williams , D.R. and McHugh , K.E. , eds. 2006 . Multiple dwelling and tourism: Negotiating place, home and identity , Wallingford, , UK : CABI Publishing .
  • Naess , A. 1973 . The shallow and the deep, long‐range ecology movement: A summary . Inquiry , 16 : 95 – 100 .
  • Nash , R. 1967/1982 . Wilderness and the American mind. , 3rd ed. , New Haven, CT : Yale University Press .
  • Nerfin , M. , ed. 1977 . Another development: Approaches and strategies , Uppsala, , Sweden : Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation .
  • Öhman , J. 2003 . “ Miljödidaktisk forskning och selektiva traditioner i skolans miljöundervisning – en jämförelse ” . In Nationell och internationell miljödidaktisk forskning. En forskningsöversikt , Edited by: Östman , L. 97 – 109 . Uppsala, , Sweden : Uppsala University .
  • Öhman , J. 2004 . “ Moral perspectives in selective traditions of environmental education: Conditions for environmental moral meaning‐making and students’ constitution as democratic citizens ” . In Learning to change our world? Swedish research on education and sustainable development , Edited by: Wickenberg , P. , Axelsson , H. , Fritzén , L. , Helldén , G. and Öhman , J. 33 – 57 . Lund, , Sweden : Studentlitteratur .
  • Öhman , J. 2006 . Pluralism and criticism in environmental and sustainable education . Environmental Education Research , 12 ( 2 ) : 149 – 63 .
  • Öhman , J. 2008 . “ Environmental ethics and democratic responsibility: A pluralistic approach to ESD ” . In Values and democracy in education for sustainable development: Contributions from Swedish research , Edited by: Öhman , J. 17 – 32 . Malmö, , Sweden : Liber .
  • Öhman , J. and Östman , L. 2008 . Clarifying the ethical tendency in education for sustainable development practice: A Wittgenstein‐inspired approach . Canadian Journal of Environmental Education , 13 ( 1 ) : 57 – 72 .
  • Palmer , J. A. 1993 . Development of concern for the environment and formative experiences of educators . Journal of Environmental Education , 24 ( 3 ) : 26 – 30 .
  • Place , G. 2004 . Youth recreation leads to adult conservation . National Recreation and Park Association , 39 ( 2 ) : 29 – 36 .
  • Rantatalo , P. 2002 . Den resande eleven: Folkskolans skolreserörelse 1890–1940 , Umeå, , Sweden : Umeå University, Skrifter från forskningsprogrammet Landskapet som arena .
  • Rantatalo , P. and Åkerberg , S. 2002 . ‘Ansikte mot ansikte med de verkliga tingen’ – Folkskolans åskådningsundervisning, Skansen och den nya nationalismen . Lychnos: Årsbok 2001 för idé‐ och lärdomshistoria , 2001 : 7 – 40 .
  • Reed , P. and Rothenberg , D. , eds. 1993 . Wisdom in the open air: The Norwegian roots of deep ecology , Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press .
  • Rickinson , M. , Dillon , J. , Teamey , K. , Morris , K. , Choi , M.Y. , Sandres , D. and Benefield , P. 2004 . A review on outdoor learning , Shrewsbury, , UK : Field Studies Council/National Foundation for Educational Research .
  • Sandell , K. 1988 . Ecostrategies in theory and practice: Farmers’ perspectives on water, nutrients and sustainability in low‐resource agriculture in the dry zone of Sri Lanka , Linköping University . PhD diss.
  • Sandell , K. 2006 . “ The right of public access: Potentials and challenges for ecotourism ” . In Ecotourism in Scandinavia: Lessons in theory and practice , Edited by: Gössling , S. and Hultman , J. 98 – 112 . Wallingford, , UK : CABI .
  • Sandell , K. 2007 . “ The right of public access: The landscape perspective of friluftsliv ” . In Nature first: Outdoor life the friluftsliv way , Edited by: Henderson , B. and Vikander , N. 90 – 99 . Toronto, , Canada : Natural Heritage Books .
  • Sandell , K. , Öhman , J. and Östman , L. 2005 . Education for sustainable development: Nature, school and democracy , Lund, , Sweden : Studentlitteratur .
  • Sandell , K. and Sörlin , S. , eds. 2008 . Friluftshistoria – från ‘härdande friluftslif’ till ekoturism och miljöpedagogik: Teman i det svenska friluftslivets historia , Stockholm, , Sweden : Carlssons bokförlag .
  • Sauvé , L. 1999 . Environmental education between modernity and postmodernity. Searching for an integrating educational framework . Canadian Journal of Environmental Education , 4 : 9 – 36 .
  • Schindler , F.H. 1999 . Development of the survey of environmental issue attitudes . Journal of Environmental Education , 30 ( 3 ) : 12 – 17 .
  • Snyder , G. 1995 . “ Ecology, place, and the awakening of compassion ” . In The deep ecology movement , Edited by: Drengson , L. and Inoue , Y. 237 – 42 . Berkeley, CA : North Atlantic Books .
  • Stenmark , M. 2002 . Environmental ethics and policy‐making , Aldershot, , UK : Ashgate .
  • Sund , P. 2008 . “ Discerning the extras in ESD teaching: A democratic issue ” . In Values and democracy in education for sustainable development: Contributions from Swedish research , Edited by: Öhman , J. 56 – 74 . Malmö, , Sweden : Liber .
  • Sundberg , M. and Öhman , J. 2008 . “ Hälsa och livskvalitet ” . In Friluftshistoria – från ‘härdande friluftslif’ till ekoturism och miljöpedagogik: Teman i det svenska friluftslivets historia , Edited by: Sandell , K. and Sörlin , S. 102 – 17 . Stockholm, , Sweden : Carlssons bokförlag .
  • Tanner , T. 1980 . Significant life experiences: A new research area in environmental education . Journal of Environmental Education , 11 ( 4 ) : 20 – 24 .
  • Tordsson , B. 2003 . Å svare på naturens åpne tiltale: En unders⊘kelse av meningsdimensjoner i norsk friluftsliv på 1900‐tallet og en dr⊘ftelse av friluftsliv som sosiokulturellt fenomen , Oslo : Norges Idrettsh⊘gskole . PhD diss.
  • UNESCO . 2005 . United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005–2014: International implementation scheme http://www.unesco.org/en/esd/publications
  • Waldén , G. , ed. 2001 . Argaladei: En otrolig historia , Stockholm, , Sweden : Föreningen Argaladei .
  • Warren , K. J. , ed. 1996 . Ecological feminist philosophies , Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press .
  • Wilson , R. 1996 . Environmental education programs for preschool children . Journal of Environmental Education , 27 ( 4 ) : 28 – 34 .
  • World Commission on Environment and Development . 1987 . Our common future , Oxford, , UK : Oxford University Press .
  • Zachrisson , A. , Sandell , K. , Fredman , P. and Eckerberg , K. 2006 . Tourism and protected areas: Motives, actors and processes . International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management , 2 ( 4 ) : 350 – 58 .
  • Zimmerman , M.E. , ed. 1993 . Environmental philosophy. From animal rights to radical ecology , Englewood Cliffs, NJ : Prentice Hall .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.