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Outdoor Learning
Research in Outdoor Learning
Interested in knowing the research behind Outdoor Learning? Click here to find out more regarding current research studies and findings.
Current Publications and Projects
Over the past Four Years, Luke has published and led the creation of more than 20 Projects dedicated to Outdoor Learning within the Primary/Elementary and Secondary Education phases in addition to currently undertaking many more. Click here to find out more about these publications and projects and a sneak peak into current research projects which are being undertaken during 2023.
2022-2023 Conferences
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California Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education Annual Conference
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Outdoor Learning within the Elementary Phase of Schooling
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Outdoors Victoria's Annual Conference ​
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Resources and Strategies for Working With Children (and their families) in the Outdoors
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The 8th IAFOR International Conference on Education
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Session Title
Outdoor Learning Within Education, Is It a Gimmick or Impactful Teaching and Learning Method Within Education?
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2022-2023 Conferences
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Canada International Conference on Education
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Session Title
Outdoor Learning within Education
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2022 National Head Start Conference
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Four walls and a roof, are all that stand between your class and Outdoor learning
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University of Wisconsin Stout's Early Childhood Conference 2022
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Introduction to the world of Outdoor Learning
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Luke Parker
Luke Parker (HEA Fellow, doctoral student, University of Kansas [KU]) is a second-year Ph.D. student at KU and Educational Advisor for Outdoors Victoria.
After earning his B.Ed. in Australia, Luke was a schoolteacher and then a Higher Education lecturer at Australian Catholic University for five years. During that time, he designed and implemented 28 education units for thousands of undergraduate and postgraduate students in ICT, PE, and Outdoor Education.
In addition to researching Outdoor Learning at the University of Kansas, Luke works for an Australian teaching association as the education advisor, creating teaching manuals for 24,000 teachers across Victoria, Australia, and is currently publishing his first book on Outdoor Learning.