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Louise has been re-vamping the IOL bookshop - we now have an increased catalogue of available titles and a new-look shop area to visit at our offices.
Members discounts have been increased and Louise invites members to visit the shop in person to browse the titles or ‘virtual-visit’ on-line here.
NEW* IOL Members now get even bigger discounts on titles from the bookshop! (does not include Horizons or JAEOL)
Continue your Professional Development with Horizons Magazine
Horizons (42) Summer 2008 - out end of June!
Download a complimentary copy of a recent Horizons here (PDF 2.75mb)
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Example Articles
For PDF versions of sample articles in Horizons click on a subject here:
- Article on Outdoor Education and Field Studies
- Article on Spirituality
- Article on Professional Matters
- Horizons quizes: Trees and Lepipoptera
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Journal of Advenure Education
and Outdoor Learning
- The Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning is now published by prestigious academic publishers Taylor & Francis. All subscriptions for non-members of IOL must be obtained through T&F.
- The acquisition of JAEOL by T&F is a very positive move and a great accolade for the journal.
- Papers for consideration for publication should be sent to jaeol@outdoor-learning.org
- Click here to go to T&F JAEOL website.
- For info on paper submission click here (Taylor & Francis website)
Editors:
Barbara Humberstone, Linda Allin
and Nic Tucker
- The purpose of this academic journal is to promote dialogue, research, thinking, understanding, teaching and practice in the broad field of adventure education and outdoor learning. The JAEOL is now published twice a year and aims to publish original papers which encourage a wider appreciation of the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary components of adventure education and outdoor learning.
JAEOL 7 (1) is published by Taylor & Franics

Contents - JAEOL 7 (1)
- Editorial: Barbara Humberstone; Linda Allin; Nic Tucker-Welton
- Taking things into account: learning as kinaesthetically-mediated collaboration - by Jayson Seaman
- An analysis of whitewater rafting safety data: risk management for programme organizers – by I. Roy Hunter
- Perceptions of co-operation and collegiality by participants of a one-day challenge course programme - by Brent D. Wolfe; John Dattilo
- Recognizing and developing adaptive expertise within outdoor and expedition leaders – by Mark Tozer; Ioan Fazey; John Fazey
- What would happen if hellip? About the elective affinity between adventure and the coniunctivus potentialis – by Peter Becker
- Book Reviews
A Review of: "Camping in the curriculum: A history of outdoor education in New Zealand schools" - Author: Roger Greenaway
Reviewer - Pip Lynch, 2006
Pay a visit to the journal's home page see that it's available in its online format:
http://www.informaworld.com/jaeol
Abstracts & Editorials - current and back issues
Susbscriptions to JAEOL
Members of IOL Subscribe for your copy here!
Non-members of IOL Subscribe here.
The Outdoor Source Book
The Directory of Outdoor Learning
and Training Providers
As well as the hard copy book or CD-Rom, which you can purchase from the bookshop, we have a searchable database of a section of selected listings on this site.
The Outdoor Source Book is updated every two years; the next edition is due in 2007.
Providers of learning or training can book a listing by contacting
us at: osb@outdoor-learning.org
Search the source
Buy your complete listings book for £9.95
The Guide to a Career in Outdoor Learning
The key that opens the door to a career
in the outdoors
In response to being frequently asked for information on how to pursue or further a career in the outdoors we published The Guide to a Career in Outdoor Learning which offers the reader guidance and advice on this exciting and rewarding field of work.
Published by IOL in 2003.
Currently out of print. No date for reprint yet.
For careers advice: CLICK HERE
Leading and Managing Groups in the Outdoors
By Ken C Ogilvie
The first edition of “Leading and Managing Groups in the Outdoors” established itself as a classic text for those seeking to work with others in the outdoors - Mountain Leader Training England
Key topics covered include:
- Aims & Values
- Personal Experience
- Ideas about Leaders & Leadership
- Leadership Models & Styles
- Leader Awareness, Attitudes & Approaches
- Management of Risk
- Leadership & Management Skills
With wonderful and humorous cartoon illustrations by Lyn Noble
Price - £18.95 (non members IOL)
IOL Member price - £16.50
Plus £3 postage
Buy it at the Not Only Outdoors Bookshop
Shaping the Outdoor Profession through Higher Education: Creative Diversity in Outdoor Studies Courses in Higher Education in the UK
Editors:
Barbara Humberstone and Heather Brown
This book explores the variety of philosophical and pedagogical frameworks underpinning HE Outdoor Studies in the UK.
- Foster and encourage exchange of philosophical and pedagogical ideas between Higher Education Institutions
- Share information about pedagogical approaches and philosophies with a range of stakeholders outside Higher Education (HE)
- Provide useful information on course approach for potential students
- Clearly articulate the common principles and philosophies and creative variations in curriculum and pedagogy in Outdoor Studies
- Position Outdoor Studies as a recognised, well-founded and researched HE course and subject area, both in the UK and internationally
- Show how HE courses meet employers’ requirements and articulate the role of HE courses within professional development
- Develop closer understanding between HE Institutions and employers
Price - £19.95+ £2.50 post
IOL Member price - £17.95
Plus £2.50 postage
Buy it at the Not Only Outdoors Bookshop