Finding my professional voice: Autobiography as a research method for outdoor studies

Leather, Mark (2019) Finding my professional voice: Autobiography as a research method for outdoor studies. In: Research Methods in Outdoor Studies. Routledge. ISBN 9780429199004

Text Leather, M. (2020). Autobiography as a research method in B. Humberstone and H. Prince (Eds). Research Methods in Outdoor Studies. .pdf - Submitted Version Restricted to Registered users only Download (156kB) | Request a copy

Abstract

This chapter considers autobiography as a useful method for outdoor studies. It draws on educational texts as well as utilising perspectives from both geography and sociology to argue for its effectiveness. Our sense of becoming as an outdoor person becomes illuminated when we use autobiography. While this critical self-reflection is acknowledged as not the only way of knowing ourselves and our outdoor practice, it is an effective and practical approach in gaining awareness of one’s life as well as the contexts we inhabit. Criticisms of this method are addressed, as well as the related terms of autoethnography and hermeneutic inquiry.

Item Type:	Book Section
Divisions:	Sport
Depositing User:	Ms Kerry Kellaway
Date Deposited:	06 Feb 2019 11:51
Last Modified:	28 Jan 2026 10:52
URI:	https://marjon.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/17355
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