Abstract
Outdoor life – outdoor activities, outdoor education and gaining
experience are becoming more and more significant in different education
programs and for different target groups. What is outdoor life, outdoor life
experience? In the world scientifically-methodological literature the notions
“outdoor life and education” are defined as, for example, outdoor
environment education, out-of-door education, education of outdoor life
experience, outdoor classes.
The aim of the research is to investigate theoretical aspects of outdoor
education – outdoor education tendencies in Latvia and to define what
outdoor education is, as well as to analyze outdoor life experience, based on
students’ studying at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education outdoor life
experience during the summer camp process.
Taking the investigation of the literature sources and outdoor life
education tendencies in Latvia as the basis, the theses defining outdoor
education are given. It was also concluded in the research that the summer
outdoor camp has increased students’ outdoor life experience of living in
outdoor environment, adapting to nature and environmental conditions,
communication, attitude and understanding about the protection of
environment and nature, gaining also emotional satisfaction.
experience are becoming more and more significant in different education
programs and for different target groups. What is outdoor life, outdoor life
experience? In the world scientifically-methodological literature the notions
“outdoor life and education” are defined as, for example, outdoor
environment education, out-of-door education, education of outdoor life
experience, outdoor classes.
The aim of the research is to investigate theoretical aspects of outdoor
education – outdoor education tendencies in Latvia and to define what
outdoor education is, as well as to analyze outdoor life experience, based on
students’ studying at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education outdoor life
experience during the summer camp process.
Taking the investigation of the literature sources and outdoor life
education tendencies in Latvia as the basis, the theses defining outdoor
education are given. It was also concluded in the research that the summer
outdoor camp has increased students’ outdoor life experience of living in
outdoor environment, adapting to nature and environmental conditions,
communication, attitude and understanding about the protection of
environment and nature, gaining also emotional satisfaction.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 4-13 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | LASE Journal of Sport Science |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords*
- outdoor education
- outdoor life experience
- tourism and orienteering studies
Field of Science*
- 5.3 Educational sciences
- 5.1 Psychology
Publication Type*
- 1.2. Scientific article included in INT1 or INT2 category journal of ERIH database