ABSTRACT
Over the last two decades Outdoor Studies has emerged as an innovative and vibrant field of study. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive appraisal of established and cutting-edge research methods as applied to Outdoor Studies.
Covering qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, the book examines key methodologies, themes and technologies such as digital research, mobile methodologies, ethnography, interviews, research design, research ethics and ways of disseminating research.
Featuring contributions from leading researchers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, this is an essential text for any Outdoor Studies course or for researchers looking for innovative and creative research techniques.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Conceptualising and initiating the research process
chapter 1|12 pages
Entangled philosophical and methodological dimensions of research in outdoor studies?
part II|2 pages
Qualitative methodologies – choosing an appropriate approach
chapter 7|10 pages
Mobilising research methods
chapter 8|13 pages
Capturing complexity and collaborative emergence through case study design
chapter 12|10 pages
Finding my professional voice
part III|2 pages
Contemporary creative qualitative methods
chapter 14|11 pages
Shared-story approaches in outdoor studies
chapter 18|11 pages
Together along the way
chapter 20|11 pages
Sensing the outdoors through research
part IV|2 pages
Quantitative and mixed methods
part V|2 pages
Disseminating, communicating and sharing research