Outdoor and Rec Athletics 0205 - Social Justice in OUtdoor Ed

This course will address issues of diversity and social justice in the outdoors. Current theories of social justice education, racial identity development, gender studies, and adaptive recreation will be applied to contemporary outdoor programming. Using experiential activities, readings, field visits, individual projects,and discussion, students will explore the importance of race, gender, ability, and class awareness in outdoor and environmental education work. 5-College students will be graded pass/fail.