What We Can Learn from Environmental and Outdoor Education during COVID-19: A Lesson in Participatory Risk Management
COVID-19 has impacted education on all levels, with many institutions turning to online formats to deal with the global public health crisis. This study aims to carefully consider participatory risk management, given concerns about the specific impact of COVID-19 upon environmental and outdoor educa...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:87c1dd9bf926456a871911754ab5f09b 2023-05-15T17:06:37+02:00 What We Can Learn from Environmental and Outdoor Education during COVID-19: A Lesson in Participatory Risk Management Thomas Beery 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219096 https://doaj.org/article/87c1dd9bf926456a871911754ab5f09b EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/21/9096 https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050 doi:10.3390/su12219096 2071-1050 https://doaj.org/article/87c1dd9bf926456a871911754ab5f09b Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 9096, p 9096 (2020) action research COVID-19 environmental and outdoor education participatory risk management Sweden Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219096 2022-12-31T15:10:10Z COVID-19 has impacted education on all levels, with many institutions turning to online formats to deal with the global public health crisis. This study aims to carefully consider participatory risk management, given concerns about the specific impact of COVID-19 upon environmental and outdoor education. An environmental and outdoor education expedition-style university-based field course at the Laponia World Heritage Site provided the context for considering environmental and outdoor education’s response to COVID-19. Whether or how risk could be effectively managed in the unique setting during the COVID-19 pandemic was explored using action research methodology. A combination of systematic instructor observation, student–instructor communication, and surveys to student participants provided the data to consider the research question. Outcomes underscore the critical role of participatory risk management in environmental and outdoor education settings and highlight the concept of interdependence in environmental and outdoor education risk management. In addition, the research provides support for the action research idea of practitioners as researchers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Laponia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Sustainability 12 21 9096 |
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COVID-19 has impacted education on all levels, with many institutions turning to online formats to deal with the global public health crisis. This study aims to carefully consider participatory risk management, given concerns about the specific impact of COVID-19 upon environmental and outdoor education. An environmental and outdoor education expedition-style university-based field course at the Laponia World Heritage Site provided the context for considering environmental and outdoor education’s response to COVID-19. Whether or how risk could be effectively managed in the unique setting during the COVID-19 pandemic was explored using action research methodology. A combination of systematic instructor observation, student–instructor communication, and surveys to student participants provided the data to consider the research question. Outcomes underscore the critical role of participatory risk management in environmental and outdoor education settings and highlight the concept of interdependence in environmental and outdoor education risk management. In addition, the research provides support for the action research idea of practitioners as researchers. |
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