MSc Outdoor Education Dissertation Titles

Baker, M. (2006). The Outdoors in Flux: A Post Structural Inquiry Into the Nitty Gritty of Outdoor Terminology. [Proposal] [Full dissertation]

Banks, S. (2001). The contextual interference effect and its role in teaching kayaking.

Bell, A. (2002). Does a village camps outdoor education programme contribute towards the environmental attitude of children?

Bushby, R. (2003). An investigation into the John Muir Award and its relationship with outdoor education and environmental education.

Eddington, C. (2007). What is adventure? An investigation into how personal experiences and concepts of adventure compare with theories of adventure. [Full dissertation]

Ensoll, R. (2001). Assessing mountain leadership. The assessment of interpersonal skills within the summer mountain walking leader award scheme.

Goodyear, M. J. (2003). A Phenomenological Study of the Junior Expedition Department at Aiglon College: Participants' Experiences of Change. [Proposal] [Full dissertation]

Heffer, M. A. H. (2002). Wilderness: Do we need to be there? An investigation into the influence of 'Place, People and Tutor' on the processes that occur during a wilderness programme.

Higgins, M. (2000). Study of significant motivational influences in biological education.

Johnson, D. A. Developing Effective Leaders: A study of the Training of Leadership within the Summer Mountainwalking Leader Scheme.

Keane, E. (2006). Expeditioning in local authority residential outdoor education centres in Scotland: Examining past and current beliefs. [Proposal] [Full dissertation]

Lasenby, J. (2003). Exploring Episode-Type Spiritual Experiences Associated with Outdoor Education Programmes. [Proposal]

Leather, M. (2001). Teaching perception of outdoor education for young people.

Lynch, J. An investigation into the child and parent stated effects occurring during an outdoor and adventurous activity course for key stage one pupils and their significance in the child's behaviour at home and school.

Maccariello, B. (2006). An Exploration of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in Thurrock, Essex. [Full dissertation]

Manwaring-Jones, S. (2008). Seeing Through Their Lens: Exploring Wilderness Ethics through the Eyes of Students on an 88-day Wilderness Expedition. [Proposal] [Full dissertation]

Meldrum, G. G. (2003). The Affective Outcomes of Geographical Fieldwork.

Monteith, D. (2003). Applying Interpretation to Outdoor Education.

Owen, D. (2000). SPACE in Year Seven: the evaluation of a new personal and social education project in a Sheffield secondary school.

Prendergast, O. (2005). Croagh Patrick: A Study of a Mountain Pilgrimage. [Full dissertation]

Price, G. (2000). A study of career perspectives on facilitating spiritual development through outdoor education.

Roff, A. (2001). Does a short self-planned expedition have an impact on the multi-dimensional construct of self esteem?

Rubens, D. (1997). Outdoor education, adventure and learning—A Fusion. [Full dissertation]

Salisbury, A. (2000). Personality type and career choice: An outdoor education perspective.

Shannon, D. (2006). Where outdoor education and youth justice meet: Researching the effectiveness of a social problem-solving programme for young people at risk of offending, delivered using and outdoor education approach. [Full dissertation]

Stokes-Rees, A. (2005). Outdoor learning and the Scottish 5-14 National Guidelines: A comparative study of the theoretical and perceived roles of curricular outdoor learning.

Tay, K.S. (2006). Factors that influence the perception of life effectiveness of secondary two pupils in a 3-day adventure-based residential programme in Singapore: A qualitative and quantitative study. [Full dissertation]

Telford, J. (2005). A Phenomenological Study of the Relationship Between a 10-day Residential Outdoor Education Experience and Patterns of Physical Activity in Adult Life. [Proposal]

Veevers, N.J. (2006). Your Disability is Your Opportunity: A historical study of Kurt Hahn focusing on the early development of outdoor activities. [Full dissertation]

Wheatley-Price, E. C. (2002). A study of opportunities for outdoor education in primary schools within Oxfordshire.

White, J. (2005). An investigation into what a 'place' might mean to people: Comparing the attitudes and experiences of 'locals' and outdoor education practitioners.

White, W. (2000). The role of outdoor education in expanding curriculum in East Ayrshire Council.

Wood, C. (2002). Social benefit and outdoor education: a study of the implications of lifelong learning policy on the provision of outdoor education in the UK.

Woollven, R. (2005). A study into the provision of sea kayaking opportunities for young people under 18, during the period 1992-2002.