Tricks, practicalities and ethics of teaching outdoor walking research, including interviews and group tours

Singleton, Aled 2024. Tricks, practicalities and ethics of teaching outdoor walking research, including interviews and group tours. Garnham, Wendy and Oprandi, Paolo, eds. Outdoor Learning in Higher Education: Educating Beyond the Seminar Room, SEDA Series, Routledge, (10.4324/9781003436928-18) Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

In the context of a growing literature and practice around walking research, this chapter considers how to transfer such momentum into teaching outdoor walking methods within higher education. Presently there is a relative lack of teaching resources. This writing therefore offers reflections from three incremental and complementary techniques aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students. These include setting an assessed task from a 30-minute independent walk, using the psychogeographical dérive to structure group walking within a fieldtrip and equipping postgraduates with the knowledge to scope out their own walking research projects. These approaches are largely grounded in ethnography and aimed at a broad disciplinary field. From these examples logistical challenges are summarised and the need to develop learning materials and courses is emphasised.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > Business (Including Economics)
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	978-1032567389
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	9 July 2025
Date of Acceptance:	2 April 2024
Last Modified:	16 Jul 2025 13:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/179670

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