Article: Goffman goes rock climbing: using creative fiction to explore the presentation of self in outdoor education.(Erving Goffman)(Report)

Outdoor education literature has a short, but rich, history of using philosophical (e.g. Hunt, 1990; Wurdinger, 1997; Allison, 2002), anthropological (e.g. Andrews, 1999; Bell, 2003; Venable, 1997), and sociological (e.g. Beames, 2005; Zink & Burrows, 2006; Pike & Beames, 2007) lenses to examine practice. Despite the attention given to traditional lines of enquiry, there remains much scope for new theoretical interpretation of the day-to-day issues faced by outdoor centre managers, instructors, and teachers. The outdoor education sector is faced with the challenge of being able to communicate effectively across disciplines, with professionals engaged in diverse practices ...

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