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Outdoor and Experiential Education

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Rui Leitão
University of Leeds
2
R. Siraj
University of the Punjab
3
Leena Kiviranta
University of Turku
4
Nanpassakorn Ritpanitchajchaval
National Institute of Development Administration
5
Ian A. Neville
Victoria School of Management
6
Jabari C. Jones
University of Minnesota
7
Tessa-Marie Baierl
University of Bayreuth
8
Wei-Ting Li
National Sun Yat-sen University
9
Tosti H.C. Chiang
National Taiwan Normal University
10
Laura Miola
University of Padua

Rising Stars Papers

1
The role of attitude toward nature in learning about environmental issues
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
11 cit.
2
Cognitive learning about forests: the key role of environmental attitude
International Journal of Science Education|2024
6 cit.
3
Perceived restorativeness and environment quality in relation to well-being, residential satisfaction, and sense of community: an analysis in Northeast Italy
Frontiers in Psychology|2025
5 cit.
4
An augmented reality board game to work ocean literacy dimensions
Education and Information Technologies|2025
4 cit.
5
Teaching technology to young learners: teachers’ individual competencies
International Journal of Technology and Design Education|2025
3 cit.
6
Exploring the Relationship Between Restorativeness, Environmental Risk Perception, and Well-Being: The Case Study of Piazzola sul Brenta
Sustainability|2024
1 cit.
7
From attitudes to action: a multidimensional model for sustainability education
Frontiers in Education|2025
1 cit.
8
Beyond nature: Investigating the restorative properties of environments through the comparison of historical, modern urban, and natural image exposures
Journal of Environmental Psychology|2026
1 cit.
9
Development of a self-report measure of GPS uses and its relationship with environmental knowledge and self-efficacy and pleasure in exploring
Cognitive Research Principles and Implications|2024
0 cit.
10
Environmental justice is geoscience. How should we teach it?
Journal of Geoscience Education|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Diane Westaway
West Coast University
2
Kari Anne Jørgensen
University of South-Eastern Norway
3
Russell Dwyer
Unknown
4
Roxanne Cooksey
Institute of Infection and Immunity
5
Samuel Dredge
Swansea University
6
Hope Jones
Swansea University
7
Steve Taylor
University of the Highlands and Islands
8
Firdevs Burçak
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
9
Loel Collins
University of Central Lancashire
10
Roman Kroufek
Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
It depends coaching – The most fundamental, simple and complex principle or a mere copout?
Sports Coaching Review|2022
60 cit.
2
Climate Change Education in Primary and Lower Secondary Education: Systematic Review Results
Sustainability|2022
40 cit.
3
Exploring gender differences, medical history, and treatments used in patients with fibromyalgia in the UK using primary-care data: a retrospective, population-based, cohort study
The Lancet Rheumatology|2022
20 cit.
4
Doing the right thing, in the right place, with the right people, at the right time; a study of the development of judgment and decision making in mid-career outdoor instructors
Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning|2022
16 cit.
5
Population birth outcomes in 2020 and experiences of expectant mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A ‘born in Wales’ mixed methods study using routine data
PLoS ONE|2022
15 cit.
6
Expertise in Coach Development: The Need for Clarity
Behavioral Sciences|2023
14 cit.
7
Environmental Literacy of ISCED 2 Pupils in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education|2022
9 cit.
8
“I had a spider in my mouth”: What makes students happy in outdoor environmental education programs
Evaluation and Program Planning|2023
9 cit.
9
The impact of educational strategies on primary school students’ attitudes towards climate change: A comparison of three European countries
European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education|2023
7 cit.
10
Breastfeeding initiation and duration through the COVID-19 pandemic, a linked population-level routine data study: the Born in Wales Cohort 2018–2021
BMJ Paediatrics Open|2023
6 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Rachel Kaplan
Kennesaw State University
2
Edward L. Deci
University of South-Eastern Norway
3
Marianne E. Krasny
Cornell University
4
Jim Sibthorp
University of Utah
5
Tonia Gray
University of Wollongong
6
Avi Hofstein
The Arab Academic College for Education in Israel
7
Michael D. Slater
The Ohio State University
8
Peter Witt
University of British Columbia
9
Dennis L. Murphy
Nassau University Medical Center
10
Peter Bentsen
University of Copenhagen

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
34.5k cit.
2
The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior
Psychological Inquiry|2000
32.1k cit.
3
Self-determination theory and the facilitation of intrinsic motivation, social development, and well-being.
American Psychologist|2000
27.6k cit.
4
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2000
18.2k cit.
5
Self‐determination theory and work motivation
Journal of Organizational Behavior|2005
7.5k cit.
6
Self-determination theory: A macrotheory of human motivation, development, and health.
Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne|2008
6.5k cit.
7
Association of Anxiety-Related Traits with a Polymorphism in the Serotonin Transporter Gene Regulatory Region
Science|1996
5.2k cit.
8
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation from a self-determination theory perspective: Definitions, theory, practices, and future directions
Contemporary Educational Psychology|2020
5.2k cit.
9
The general causality orientations scale: Self-determination in personality
Journal of Research in Personality|1985
5k cit.
10
Effects of externally mediated rewards on intrinsic motivation.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1971
4.1k cit.

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