I examine the role of facilitated wilderness experiences in shaping my understanding of self in relation to people and the other-than-human world through a critical qualitative approach using auto-ethnography to engage ...

For this thesis I collaborated with the Namibian Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) to research how farming children perceive and experience cheetahs. I also explored how CCF’s educational documents might affect the ways ...

The focus of this portfolio is climate change education, with a particular emphasis on the challenges facing educators in Alberta where economic matters are often prioritized over environmental ones and the lessons we can ...

The intent of the study was to examine how attainment of ecological literacy through experiential learning can be enhanced with the development of a sense of community. Research was carried out with three classes of ...

The benefits of spending time outdoors and connecting with the natural world are becoming increasingly recognized, with outdoor education gaining more acceptance and visibility in our society. Unfortunately, traditional ...

The primary purpose of this qualitative case study is to examine the benefits and costs to students participating in an integrated program. The data were collected through participant observation and informal interviews ...

My own decolonizing journey has fostered a curiosity about the experiences of other White outdoor environmental educators who are engaged in the process of decolonizing their own practices and worldview. This qualitative ...

Indigenous communities across Canada are courageously fighting to protect their Lands for future generations. Many settler Canadians are trying to work in solidarity with Indigenous communities to disrupt socio-ecological ...

Raising the next generation of environmental stewards is essential to addressing growing environmental degradation, and therefore, effective and accessible environmental education is more important than ever. However, ...

Educators are faced with teaching their students about subjects such as climate change, the mass extinction of species, and environmental degradation while trying to encourage a love of nature and pro-environmental ...