Projects
COMBAR Project Combating barriers to communication (European Project funded by Leonardo da Vinci Programme of the European Commission 2006-2008)
EOE
in collaboration with 18 partners from 12 European countries has completed
(February 2006) a Large Scale Youth European Project entitled
Non
Formal Education through Outdoor Activities
Outdoor
Adventure Education and Experiential Learning in European Exchange Projects.
See the outcomes
of
The Euroconference of the EOE held in Marburg / Germany From October,
4th-8th 2001 the EOE
INITIATIVES FOR FUTURE COOPERATION PROJECTS
Establishment
of a Thematic Network on "Alternative Education through Outdoor Activities"
Summary
of the Thematic Network.
The main aim of this Thematic Network is to define and develop the European
dimension of an alternative education through outdoor activities. At the
beginning of the third millennium Europe is heading towards the network
society characterised by the network of production, the differentiation
of consumption, the de-centering of power and the individualisation of
experience.
Through cooperation between universities throughout Europe we are aiming
at offering an alternative way of preparing the young generation to integrate
more harmoniously within this new society. The pursuit of three objectives
will facilitate the achievement of our goal:
-Creation of a favorable environment for the deeper understanding of the
concept of alternative education by comparing the systems in different
participating countries.
- Encouraging curriculum innovation and assessing the quality of cooperation
in the field of outdoor education and experiential learning.
-Fostering the development of joint European programmes and courses specialised
on using outdoor activities for the personal and social development of
young people. The envisaged outcomes of the Thematic Network encompasses:
-Creation of a multidisciplinary database in which research's results
and best practices will be made available.
-Creation of innovative courses, modules and syllabus that take into account
the specificity and diversity of cultures within Europe.
-Creation of a permanent structure (Network) which will encourage further
research, dissemination of research's results and the promotion of the
alternative education through outdoor activities.
Contact bhumbe01@bcuc.ac.uk
Creation
of a European Module on "Environmental Education through Outdoor
Activities".
Summary of the project: The main objectives
are to: analyse the environmental impact of human behaviour in different
European regions; identify positive and negative behaviours in different
countries; define best practice in forming positive attitudes toward the
environment through outdoor activities; design a set of methods to be
used, mostly by teachers, to encourage positive attitudes and responsible
behaviours through outdoor activities. The partners will present the experience
of their own country. The general and specific aspect will be identified.
The best practice will be defined and through comparison of different
approaches a new module will be designed. A textbook is proposed to be
written and a web site will be made accessible. The module is envisaged
to be implemented particularly into those degrees preparing teachers.
Contact hmanne01@bcuc.ac.uk
Creation
of a European Module on "Comparative Practices on Women Involvement
in Outdoor Activities" Summary of the project: The
main objectives are to: analyse the influence of outdoor activities on
women well-being; analyse the degree in which women from different regions
of Europe are involved in outdoor activities; identify factors that encourage
participation and factors that are discouraging women from participating
in outdoor activities; define best practices in involving women in outdoor
activities; design a set of methods that could be used in order to encourage
and facilitate women involvement in outdoor activities. Through studying
different approaches, the common and specific aspects will be identified.
The best practices will be defined and through comparison of different
approaches the content of a new module will be designed. A textbook and
a web site will be also made available. The module is envisaged to be
implemented particularly into those degrees preparing teachers.
Contact kpolis01@bcuc.ac.uk
Finnmark College in collaboration with the Program for Cultural Research by the Research Council of Norway has the pleasure of inviting you to the international symposium on Nature and Identity September, 6-9, 2001, in Alta, Norway. Finnmark College, Norway, is located far north of the Arctic Circle and in the centre of the "Barents Region" (the North of the Fennoscandia- and Kola Peninsula). This location makes debates about nature in cultural and geographical border areas particularly pertinent. The different meanings of nature can be made visible through cultural expressions and the understanding of reality among different ethnic groups, as well as the interplay between local and regional conditions, and national and global discourses and trends. The theme of the interdisciplinary symposium is to present contributions that explore and elaborate cultural constructions of nature; how different groups of people construct different understandings and concepts of nature, and to discuss "the local and the regional" in relation to national and global perspectives and transformations. The Program for Cultural Research by the Research Council of Norway and Finnmark College financially support the symposium, and the organisers belong to the departments of cultural studies, sport studies and tourism at Finnmark College. The aim of the symposium is to present a selected number of papers with time for discussions after each. The symposium will be open to a limited number of participants. An excursion to a Sami village and tourist destination will be organised as a part of the symposium. The contributions will be published in a series of books produced by the Program for Cultural Research in collaboration with the Norwegian Academic Press.
Entrepreneurial
Education in Outdoor Industry (ENEDO) Project's aim The main aim
of the project is to provide students (graduates) with a means of developing
knowledge and skills to enable them to make an informed decision to proceed
and develop their own ventures on the field of outdoor recreational activities,
or alternatively, to be more intrapreneurial within existing organisations.
It is intended to organise a process of social learning whereby students
will be able to identify their strengths and weaknesses vis-a vis entrepreneurial
culture. This aim is to be achieved not only by providing adequate knowledge
through specific modules taught in universities but to place students
within a business environment where they can test their commitment and
determination, examine leadership, learn what using opportunity means,
learn about managing uncertainty and risk taking, learn about creativity,
self reliance and ability to adapt. The aim is to prepare graduates to
be capable to develop their own ventures in profit making organisations
but in non-profit organisations as well. Leonardo Programme is an ideal
setting for this project as it encourages collaboration between different
organisations. It also provides the opportunity to operate at a European
level through placements in other countries.
Contact bhumbe01@bcuc.ac.uk
Research project called 'Nature, Youth and Identity i nterplay between Local Traditions and Global Trends', financed by the Programme for Cultural Research of the Research Council of Norway.
The project is a study of young people's relationship to nature, in a
peripheral community in Northern Norway that is characterised by rapid
changes. Nature has increasingly become an arena for adventure, and for
testing new activities and kinds of social togetherness. It has become
a place where young people spend their free time and shape specific identities
through different kinds of outdoor activities. By analysing texts written
by young people aged 16-25, and through qualitative interviews and fieldwork
in limited settings, the project aims to determine 1) the importance of
different kinds of outdoor activities and experience for young people's
conceptions of themselves, 2) whether there exist local cultural processes
of change where young people create a new outdoor adventure culture, new
ways of understanding nature, and new gender identities, and 3) whether
this can be seen as a response to changes in society at large.
Kirsti Pedersen, an associate professor in sports and physical education
at Finnmark College, Northern Norway, works on a research project called
'Nature, Youth and Identity - interplay between Local Traditions and Global
Trends', financed by the Programme for Cultural Research of the Research
Council of Norway.
