EVALUATING THE OUTDOOR LEARNING EXPERIENCE

example
Interviews as Creative
Conversations
The study:
Unstructured interviews can be used to explore the experiences
of participants in outdoor activities. In this example, they were
used to understand the motivations and experiences of those who
visit the battlefields of World War I. The study aimed to understand
how social, cultural and individual ways of seeing influenced
the experiences of battlefield tourists. In-depth interviews were
chosen to explore their motivations and emotional reactions.
The Place-based settings:
These research interviews took place during the battlefield
tour. A follow-up interview was also conducted, with a number
of participants, at their homes one year after the experience to
consider long-term effects. Each interview lasted between 45 and
90 minutes.
battlEFIELD tourists visiting,
beaumont hamel cemetery, France
Evaluating Outdoor Learning Toolkit 2016 Page 19