Abstract: Trends in education call for traditional curricula and a clear connection between school and the outside world. One means of addressing the two goals would be a conscious effort to blend outdoor education themes with core courses. Because the interaction between humankind and nature is a major theme of American authors, literature is an excellent curricula upon which to concentrate such efforts. The author claims that the responsibility of bringing outdoor education themes into the reading of literature lies with the outdoor educator and not the classroom teacher. He presents a model for introducing such themes into a school curricula and uses the works of Thoreau, Brautigan, and Dr. Seuss as examples.
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↑ http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958964.1988.9942760