Useful web sites for Outdoor Adventure
Associations
British Orienteering Association
European Institute of Outdoor Education
Institute for Outdoor Learning
Wilderness Education Association
Gateways
BUBL Information Service Catalogue of selected internet resources covering all academic subject areas. Try searching in the subject menu, A-Z menu or the Dewey menu under 796
Intute: Social Sciences Internet resources for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism, formerly known as ALTIS and SOSIG. Also contains useful links to national and international resources in the social sciences including sports tourism. Hosts online tutorials to get you started on the web, try the internet for leisure, sport and recreation.
SIRC Sport Research Sport material and news produced by the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) who also produce the Sport Discus database. Access is available through electronic databases. Off campus users will need an athens username and password.
SPRIG Information for sport, leisure and tourism.
Yahoo - Outdoors This site is a major gateway and is well worth a browse. Some of the key areas you will find are orienteering.
General
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)
Ofsted Reports: Outdoor Education
Outdoor Education Research A-Z
Outdoor Education Research & Education Center
For an eLearning tutorial that teaches critical evaluation of information found on the Internet then try the Internet Detective website. The website also includes sections on copyright matters, plagiarism and citation/referencing.
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