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Citation: 

Newbery, Liz. “Canoe Pedagogy and Colonial History: Exploring Contested Spaces of Outdoor Environmental Education.” Canadian Journal of Environmental Education 17 (2012): 30-45.

Abstract/Summary: 

In this paper, I explore how histories of colonialism are integral to the Euro-Western idea of wilderness at the heart of much outdoor environmental education. In the context of canoe tripping, I speculate about why the politics of land rarely enters into teaching on the land. Finally, because learning from difficult knowledge often troubles the learner, I consider the pedagogical value of emotional responses to curricula that address colonial implication.

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ERIC