A demonstration of educational craft : an outdoor educator's autoethnography
dc.contributor.author | Borland, James. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-28T15:55:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-01-28T15:55:16Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-01-28T15:55:16Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10464/2844 | |
dc.description.abstract | Ellis (2004) argues that auto ethnography is a methodology that begins with the researcher as the site of study. Employing a qualitative storytelling structure shows, instead of tells. As the audience reads, they are encouraged to relate the research to their experiences, provoking reflective knowledge development. As an outdoor educator, I began to question the nature of my craft and how it was being shaped by my personal educational philosophy. So, drawing on a reflective journal I kept while employed as an outdoor educator in 2007, three outdoor educators published narratives, and a historical review of newspaper articles about Ontario-based outdoor education, conducted an autoethnographic inquiry and built a fictional story about my craft. I exposed five faultlines or areas of ideological tension, shaping my views about outdoor education and my craft. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brock University | en_US |
dc.subject | Educational anthropology--Ontario. | en_US |
dc.subject | Outdoor education--Philosophy. | en_US |
dc.title | A demonstration of educational craft : an outdoor educator's autoethnography | en_US |
dc.type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation | en |
dc.degree.name | M.A. Applied Health Science | en_US |
dc.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Applied Health Sciences Program | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Faculty of Applied Health Sciences | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2021-08-07T01:38:03Z |