Unpacking Systems of Privilege: The Opportunity of Critical Reflection in Outdoor Adventure Education
Outdoor adventure education has an extensive history of considering how its students should wrestle with privilege. Recent events have brought issues of privilege to the forefront, which raises the question of whether outdoor adventure education can play a role in learning to see and affect systems...
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| description | Outdoor adventure education has an extensive history of considering how its students should wrestle with privilege. Recent events have brought issues of privilege to the forefront, which raises the question of whether outdoor adventure education can play a role in learning to see and affect systems of privilege. This paper examines several elements of outdoor adventure education that make it an ideal environment for teaching about systems of privilege, and makes the argument that Jack Mezirow’s critical reflection, wherein people question the principles that underlie their ideas, should be a key element of outdoor adventure education curriculum in the 21st century. The authors’ perspectives are grounded in critical theory and the assumption that power dynamics need to be examined in order to be changed. By combining critical reflection with the unique characteristics of outdoor adventure education, outdoor adventure educators may be able to successfully teach participants to recognize and impact systems that operate around them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de2046e4459e4b2ab477e6b6ad80ac362023-11-20T19:43:50ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022020-11-01101131810.3390/educsci10110318Unpacking Systems of Privilege: The Opportunity of Critical Reflection in Outdoor Adventure EducationLisa Meerts-Brandsma0N. Qwynne Lackey1Robert P. Warner2Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, College of Education, Weber State University, Ogden, UT 84408, USADepartment of Recreation and Leisure Studies, School of Professional Studies, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY 13045, USADepartment of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, College of Health, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USAOutdoor adventure education has an extensive history of considering how its students should wrestle with privilege. Recent events have brought issues of privilege to the forefront, which raises the question of whether outdoor adventure education can play a role in learning to see and affect systems of privilege. This paper examines several elements of outdoor adventure education that make it an ideal environment for teaching about systems of privilege, and makes the argument that Jack Mezirow’s critical reflection, wherein people question the principles that underlie their ideas, should be a key element of outdoor adventure education curriculum in the 21st century. The authors’ perspectives are grounded in critical theory and the assumption that power dynamics need to be examined in order to be changed. By combining critical reflection with the unique characteristics of outdoor adventure education, outdoor adventure educators may be able to successfully teach participants to recognize and impact systems that operate around them.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/10/11/318social justiceexperiential learningtransformative learningequitypedagogywhiteness |
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| title | Unpacking Systems of Privilege: The Opportunity of Critical Reflection in Outdoor Adventure Education |
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| title_short | Unpacking Systems of Privilege: The Opportunity of Critical Reflection in Outdoor Adventure Education |
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