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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ftmdpi:oai:mdpi.com:/2071-1050/12/21/9096/ 2023-08-20T04:07:51+02:00 What We Can Learn from Environmental and Outdoor Education during COVID-19: A Lesson in Participatory Risk Management Thomas Beery agris 2020-10-31 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219096 EN eng Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12219096 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sustainability; Volume 12; Issue 21; Pages: 9096 action research COVID-19 environmental and outdoor education participatory risk management Sweden Text 2020 ftmdpi https://doi.org/10.3390/su12219096 2023-08-01T00:23:30Z 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. Text Laponia MDPI Open Access Publishing 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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