Browsing Nordic Master in Friluftsliv Studies by Title
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A qualitative study on Greek immigrants' perceptions of Friluftsliv and the factors affecting their participation in it
(Master thesis, 2023)Immigration and outdoor engagement have received a lot of attention in recent years. Participation in the outdoors, especially in Norway, is essential for all people. It improves their physical, mental, and to a greater ... -
“And it’s just to you, it’s not to him, right?”
(Master thesis, 2023)The outdoor leadership field has historically been male-dominated; while there have been positive developments over the past decades, women still face gender-related challenges. This research project explores the challenges ... -
Becoming-climbed-rock (A relational materialist reading of outdoor rock climbing)
(Master thesis, 2024)Outdoor rock climbing – a human practice aimed at mastering the rock face? A battle? An embodied practice in conversation with the landscape? A relationship between climber and rock? A practice deeply embedded in an agentic ... -
“Care for nature doesn’t just happen” - Perspectives on care for nature in Norwegian teacher education
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis explores how teacher educators with a background in nature- and friluftsliv-based education work to nurture care for nature in Norwegian programs. It responds to previous research pointing to the important ... -
“Dancing with the land”: Perspectives on teaching and learning with the land in Nordic education
(Master thesis, 2024)This master thesis aims to explore a land-responsive educational approach that combines traditional and modern knowledge within a Nordic context. From the perspective of teacher educators, the research project focuses on ... -
Educating Place-Responsive Pedagogical Assistants
(Master thesis, 2023)Background: The development of outdoor education has been moving in a questionable direction for a long time. A focus on technical skills and elements of risk, where the landscape becomes a backdrop for human activities, ... -
Elements of nature: Exploring Energiverket participants’ outdoors experiences from an Actor–Network theory perspective
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, the outdoor experiences of participants at Energiverket were explored. The data collected underwent analysis through the lens of Bruno Latour's Actor-Network theory (ANT) and was subsequently connected to ... -
Greenlandic seasonal knowledge as outdoor education
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis aims to gain insight into outdoor education in Greenland and how seasonal knowledge is implemented through outdoor activities at a Greenlandic folk high school. In the context of globalization and a ... -
Guiding tourism on Svalbard: A place-responsive pedagogical approach
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores the potential of applying a place-responsive pedagogy to the tourism sector on Svalbard. It addresses the need for a guiding framework which shapes how tourists engage and interact with the ... -
“I think it’s nice doing something I enjoy”: A case study on a community gardening programme for adults with learning disabilities
(Master thesis, 2022)The relationship between direct nature engagement and the positive outcomes on public health has been widely researched in the context of community gardening. Gardening activities are considered a means of being exposed ... -
It is all about (re)production. A study about eight teachers' perception of the knowledge mission of friluftsliv in compulsory school in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2023)The teaching of friluftsliv in Swedish schools is being questioned by both the Swedish School Inspectorate and researchers. Friluftsliv education within Swedish compulsory schools seems to either be under-represented, where ... -
“Legitimised by risk” - A qualitative study of mountaineering-parents justification of risk
(Master thesis, 2022)This master’s thesis sought to explore the personal justifications of parents in high-risk mountain-based jobs, the factors that influence this justification, and whether risk willingness changes when becoming a parent. ... -
Nature and poetry: poetry as a method for nature connection
(Master thesis, 2022)Our world seems to inhabit many people who tend to be disconnected from nature, who seem to use nature mainly as a background for their ‘fast’ activities, driven by adrenaline. This disconnection may be contributing to the ... -
“Open the doors” A study of teachers' experiences after participating in a place-based education course
(Master thesis, 2022)Outdoor education is not compulsory in school education in Iceland and outdoor settings are used to a small extent as part of teaching and learning methods. The aim of this study has been to explore teachers' experiences ... -
Plane ticket to nature: Nordic nature-based tourism entrepreneurs’ perspectives on tourism impacts on the environment
(Master thesis, 2022)Nature-based tourism (NBT) in the Nordic countries is a growing field of tourism, dependent on both nature and arriving tourists. Other unique features of Nordic NBT are the right to roam in nature, the tradition of ... -
Pupils and their Places
(Master thesis, 2024)In an age characterized by industrialization, globalization and accelerated travel, the importance of our immediate surroundings often goes unnoticed. The local environment in which we live and with which we interact on a ... -
Sauna and Ice-bathing in Enabling and Disabling 'Blue spaces'
(Master thesis, 2023)This study contributes to a body of research on health-enhancing 'blue spaces' by elaborating on the optimal conditions for promoting physical activity at the coast, what makes 'blue spaces' attractive for spending leisure ... -
Storytelling and connection to nature. Storytelling as way for a deep and meaningful connection to nature
(Master thesis, 2023)In a world where success is measured by how much material someone owns, and how much more they can make. It Has become rare that People have any time to stop and enjoy nature around them. And if it does happen and people ... -
Teaching Outdoors in Higher Education
(Master thesis, 2022)In many respects, outdoor life is seen as healthy for body and mind, and especially within the teaching of children, education outdoors as a method is gaining ground. Within higher education, outdoor education still plays ... -
The Friluftsliv Experience - Combining sociocultural and phenomenological analysis in outdoor research
(Master thesis, 2022)As the conclusive thesis of the Nordic Friluftsliv master at the University of South-Eastern Norway, this paper aims at combining two different basic understandings of the friluftsliv experience. Following a group of five ...