TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The introduction sets out the scope of the special issue and suggests areas for further research.Design/methodology/approach This introductory article sets out the rationale and contents of the special issue of History of Education Review on “Outdoor Education in Historical Perspective”. It briefly summarizes the existing state of research and introduces the six articles that comprise the issue.Findings The introduction identifies four particular themes that arise from the existing literature and from the diverse contributions to this special issue: transculturality; space and place; religion and spirituality; and personality/personalities.Originality/value This special issue contains six original contributions to the study of the history of outdoor education, focussing on different locations in Europe and North America.
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
SN  - 0819-8691
DO  - 10.1108/HER-04-2020-0022
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/HER-04-2020-0022
AU  - Freeman Mark
AU  - Seaman Jayson
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Outdoor education in historical perspective
T2  - History of Education Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
Y2  - 2024/04/24
ER  -