Research - Links

Centre for Recreation Research
Aims to establish a long-term research programme to develop theoretical and practical knowledge about commercial and non-commercial recreation developments in rural, urban and natural areas, both in New Zealand and overseas.

http://www.crr.otago.ac.nz/

The Department of Conservation
Publishes a wide range of documents on the work it does, from scientific notes and species recovery plans to management plans and annual reports.

http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/ 

Kiwi Research Information Service                                                                                                                      This website is a gateway to the open-access research documents. 

http://www.doc.govt.nz/publications/ 

HEHA Knowledge Library
Funded and developed by SPARC and the Ministry of Health, the HEHA (Healthy Eating, Healthy Action) Knowledge Library is an online database of New Zealand –based research and evaluation information focused on physical activity, physical recreation, exercise science and medicine, sport, nutrition, and obesity developed from the year 2000 onwards.  

 http://www.sparc.org.nz/research-policy/research/heha-knowledge-library

Land Environment & People
LEaP aims to enhance the economic, environmental and social sustainability of societies by improving the understanding of local-global change interactions and by motivating and engaging stakeholders in New Zealand and elsewhere.

http://www.leap.ac.nz/site/section.asp?bid=24&sectionid=1031

Ministry of Tourism
This section features reports, publications and information on research topics. The Ministry of Tourism provides a range of reports on areas relevant to the New Zealand tourism industry. 

 http://www.tourismresearch.govt.nz/Data--Analysis/Research-projects-reports-and-studies/

New Zealand Recreation Association
This web page contains links to publications and articles that may be of interest to recreation professionals and practitioners.

http://www.nzrecreation.org.nz/Default.aspx?section=home&page=Publications

Outdoor Recreation Research

This page is part of the Natural Resources Research Information Pages. It is intended to serve as an Internet resource guide for outdoor recreation students, researchers and practitioners.

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/recres.html

Out and About (Education Outdoor New Zealand)
EONZ is an organisation of education professionals working to promote and facilitate the development of outdoor education.  Their magazine Out and About provides useful, stimulating and inspiring information for anyone involved in outdoor education. 

It is available online at:
http://www.eonz.org.nz/outandabout.html

Contents of the latest issue Winter 2009:

Editorial
A word from the Chair (Liz Thevenard)
New pathways in education: How do democratic learning strategies
link alternative education and outdoor education (Holly Barras)
Becoming an Eco-educator: Reflections on my journey as an
educator towards sustainability (Allen Hill)
Preparing the ground for a sustainable future (Jocelyn Papprill)
The Blumine Island project (Kate Tringham)
Blumine Island project has far-reaching outcomes (Arthur Sutherland)
Orienteering and Navigation in Primary and Intermediate schools:
Developing self reliance and connection with the earth (Jean Cory Wright)
The Outdoor Education/Recreation National Incident Database (NID) (Paul Chaplow)
Mike Boyes becomes a life member (Liz Thevenard) 

New Zealand Journal of Outdoor Education 

The purpose of the New Zealand Journal of Outdoor Education is to publish
original peer-reviewed contributions on all aspects of outdoor education,
broadly defined. The NZJOE will also reprint meritorious articles with a New Zealand context that have been published elsewhere.

They are particularly interested in articles that apply academic insights to
practice. The journal will facilitate the interchange of ideas and information
and contribute to the development of a New Zealand perspective on moving
and learning in the outdoors.

Contents of the latest issue 2009:

New Zealand Journal of Outdoor Education, Volume 2 Issue 3 2008
Table of Contents
Editor’s Note 5
Outdoor Education: Opportunities provided by a Place-Based Approach
Mike Brown
Situational Leadership for Developing Group Culture
Chris Jansen
Weaving the Threads: Challenges encountered while educating for sustainability in outdoor education
David Irwin
An Economic Impact Scale for Outdoor Health and Safety Management
W Guy Scott & Helen M Scott
Sense of Community among High Mountain Travellers in South America
Mary Breunig & Timothy O’Connell
About the Contributors
Notes for Contributors
Call for Manuscripts:
Special Issue on Place-Based Outdoor Education
Outdoors New Zealand