The Australian Journal of Outdoor Education is a refereed journal examining issues in the field of outdoor education. Published twice a year, it is provided to all ORIC members as a membership service. It has both Australian and overseas audiences, although the majority of readers are Australian.

The following AJOE editions are available - click for a list of articles

Edition 24, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2007   Abstracts
Edition 23, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2007   Abstracts
Edition 22, Vol. 10, No. 2, 2006   Abstracts
Edition 21, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2006   Abstracts
Edition 20, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2005     Abstracts
Edition 19, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2005     Abstracts
Edition 18, Vol. 8, No. 2, 2004

EDITION 24, VOL. 11, No. 2, 2007 Read abstracts

1. Can we move beyond 'Indigenous good, non-Indigenous bad' in thinking about people and the environment. Robyn Zink, Monash University
2. Skill instruction in outdoor leadership: A comparison of a direct instruction model and a discovery-learning model. Glyn Thomas, La Trobe University, Bendigo
3. Outdoor and Environmental Studies: More challenges to its place in the curriculum.
   Annette Gough, RMIT University
4. Sustaining adventure in New Zealand outdoor education: Perspectives from renowned New Zealand outdoor adventurers on the contested cultural understanding of adventure.
   Maurice J. Kane & Hazel Tucker, University of Otago, New Zealand
5. What outcomes are we trying to achieve in our outdoor education programs?
   Beth McLeod & Sandy Allen-Craig
6. Preventing death and serious injury from falling trees and branches.
   Andrew Brookes, La Trobe University, Bendigo

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EDITION 23, VOL. 11, No. 1, 2007 Read abstracts

1. Research update: Outdoor education fatalities in Australia.
   Dr Andrew Brookes, La Trobe University
2. Playing with an unstoppable force: Paddling, river-places and outdoor education.
   Brian Wattchow, Monash University
3. The role of stillness and quiet when developing human/nature relationships.
   Valerie Nicholls, Project Hahn, Hobart & Dr Tonia Gray, University of Wollongong
4. The Challenge Course Facilitator Technical Skills Assessment Tool.
   Dr Mark Wagstaff, Radford University & Dr William Quinn, Northeastern Illinois University
5. Choosing the 'right' space to work in: Reflections prior to a nature therapy session.
   Ronen Berger, Tel Hai College, Israel
6. Recording in the wilds: A reflection on research-technology needs on an expedition.
   Paul Stonehouse, University of Edinburgh
   

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EDITION 22, VOL. 10, No. 2, 2006 Read abstracts

1. The special nature of the outdoors: Its contribution to the education of children aged 3-11. Bernie Davis, Tony Rea, & Sue Waite
2. Effective leadership:Transformational or transactional? Eric Brymer & Tonia Gray
3. Effects of a five-day Outward Bound course on female students in Singapore.
   C. K. John Wang, Woon-Chia Liu & Abdul Kahlid
4. How do outdoor leaders feel connected to nature places? A Q-Method inquiry.
   Garrett Hutson & Diane Montgomery
5. Facilitating experiences: A snap shot of what is happening out there.
   Tracey Dickson & Tonia Gray
6. The rise of individualism. The implications for promoting relations between self, others and the environment in outdoor education. Robert Hales
7. Ethno-ecological education: Aboriginals teaching nature at a winter camp in the Canadian Arctic. Claude Doucette, Peggy Ransom & David Kowalewski (non-refereed article)

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EDITION 21, VOL. 10, No. 1, 2006 Read abstracts

1. City Slickers: Let the cattle speak for themselves. Ray Woodcock
2. The nature and scope of outdoor education in New Zealand schools.
   Dr Robyn Zink & Dr Michael Boyes
3. Influences on a modern outdoor education organisation's philosophy. Dr Peter Barnes
4. Some outdoor educators' experiences of outdoor education. Terry Gunn
5. An outdoor education body of knowledge. Chris Bucknell & Andrew Mannion
6. Links between kayaking, fear, confidence and competence: Factors affecting women's participation in paddling in a tertiary outdoor education course. Peter Dingle & Dr Jackie Kiewa
7. Knowing our Place: A perspective on the contribution of outdoor education and its relationship with the outdoor recreation industry. Mark Dingle

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EDITION 20, VOL. 9, No. 1, 2005 Read abstracts

1. “If you don’t mind going places without a map, follow me:” Re-stor(y)ing of self, place and educator. Genny Blades
2. Maybe what they say is what they experience: Taking students words seriously. Robyn Zink
3. Turbulent times: Outdoor education in Great Britain 1993–2003. Pete Allison & John Telford
4. How are student approaches to learning navigation correlated with their assessment outcomes? Marc P. Bellette
5. Cultural adaptation in outdoor programming. Sheila M. Fabrizio & James T. Neill
6. John’s story: Teaching Victorian Certificate of Education Outdoor and Environmental Studies. Tony Keeble (non-refereed article)
7. The Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers: Safe from more dams but still vulnerable.
   Sas Allardice (non-refereed article)
8. Who is Responsible? John Dowd (non-refereed article)

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EDITION 19, VOL. 9, No. 1, 2005 Read abstracts

1. Outdoor education and bush adventure therapy: A socio-ecological approach to health and wellbeing. Anita Pryor, Cathryn Carpenter & Mardie Townsend
2. Expeditions and the social construction of the self. Simon Beames
3. Examining art and technology: Determining why craft-making is fundamental to outdoor education. Zabe MacEachren
4. Traditional adventure activities in outdoor environmental education. Glyn Thomas
5. Community-based outdoor education using a local conservation approach. Kazushi Maeda
6. Learning about the outdoors. John Dowd 
7. Outward Bound Australia: Integrating vocational education into the workplace.
   Tracey Dickson & Zoe Herbert

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EDITION 18, VOL. 8, No. 2, 2004

1. Adventures in paradox. Pip Lynch & Kevin Moore
2. If Burke had been a naturalist . . . : Telling and re-telling national narratives. Deirdre Slattery
3. Astride a long-dead horse: Mainstream outdoor education theory and the central curriculum problem. Andrew Brookes
4. Pedagogy of connections:  Findings of a collaborative action research project in outdoor and environmental education. Lou Preston & Amma Griffiths
5. Decolonising encounters with the Murray River: Building place-responsive outdoor educations. Alistair Stewart
6. A picture is worth . . . capturing meaning and facilitating connections: Using outdoor education students’ photographs. T.A. Loeffler
7. Climbing Mount Everest:  Women, career and family in outdoor education. Linda Allin

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