CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Zheng, Jie |
|---|---|
| Title | AN ANALYSIS OF OUTDOORS EDUCATION IN SENIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN BEIJING |
| Summary | Outdoor education is a new and emerging field in Chinese literature, and there is no investigation for the characteristics of outdoor education in Beijing. This thesis aims to explore the characteristics of outdoor education in Beijing and analyse its current situation and possibilities for future development. The thesis starts by reviewing the importance of outdoor education and dividing it into four types, among which the overlapping area of environmental education, experiential education and outdoor education represents out of classroom, student centred environmental education is the main focus. The thesis then proceeds to research this area through a detailed SWOT analysis and concludes by making recommendations of how to improve the performance of this type of activities in Beijing. Senior middle schools in Xicheng District were chosen to be the sample due to their high quality education and open attitudes to innovative education practice. Students, teachers, parents, schools, local authorities, companies, NGOs and senior researchers were investigated by questionnaires, interviews and archival study to understand their perceptions and concerns. The SWOT analysis revealed that, generally supportive attitudes from students, teachers, parents, local authorities, NGOs and researchers, lessons from other education practice, and the devotion from NGOs are the main strengths, while the lack of comprehensive understanding, practical support, professional outdoor educators, motivations and few current experiences are the main weaknesses. National education reform, international support and promotion from different initiatives are summarised as the main opportunities, whereas safety concerns and fear of bad effects on exam results are the main threats for outdoor education. Accordingly, the recommendations are given to corresponding sectors to improve its further performance in the future. |
| Supervisor | Steger Tamara |
| Department | Environment Sciences and Policy MSc |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/zheng_jie.pdf |
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