Mr Chris North

Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext. 44279
Office: Wheki 252

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Fields of Research

• Outdoor and environmental education
• Environmental care education
• Teacher education
• Sustainability education
• Adventure education

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Researcher Summary

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Subject Area: Disciplines

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Key Methodologies

• Self - Study
• Combining multiple research methodologies from qualitative and quantitative paradigms through Mixed Methods Research

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Affiliations

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Prizes and Awards

• The Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre Environment Leadership Award (2010-2011)
• Nominated for UCSA Lecturer of the Year Award 2009 (2009)

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Research Service

• Organising committee for the International Rock Climbing Research Congress, with delegates from Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, UK, USA Australia and New Zealand (2011)
• Sustainability Committee College of Education (2010-present)
• Organising committee for the International Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference (2007-2008)

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Publications

• North, C. and Harasymchuk, B. (2012) Climbing as if you care: Rock climbing at Kura Tawhiti/Castle Hill as a place-based approach to sustainability. Sports Technology (2012): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19346182.2012.686505. (Journal Article)

• North, C. and Hutson, G. (2011) Environmental myopia: The case for bifocals. Australian Journal of Environmental Education 27(2): 229-237. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/ajee.27.2.229. (Journal Article)

• North, C. (2011) Leave no trace: an invitation to engage with environmental ethics. Brisbane, Australia: 6th World Environmental Education Congress, 19-23 Jul 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• Draper, N., Couceiro Canalejo, J., Fryer, S., Dickson, T., Winter, D., Ellis, G., Hamlin, M., Shearman, J. and North, C. (2011) Reporting climbing grades and grouping categories for rock climbing. Isokinetics and Exercise Science 19(4): 273-280. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/IES-2011-0424. (Journal Article)

• North, C. (2011) Rock Climbing and Environmental Education. Christchurch, New Zealand: International Rock Climbing Research Congress, 28 Nov-2 Dec 2011. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)

• North, C. (2011) The sidelining of environmental care in outdoor education programmes: Why it happens, why it shouldn't and what we can do about it. New Zealand Journal of Outdoor Education 2(5): 35-50. (Journal Article)

• North, C. (2011) What is Leave No Trace and why is OPC involved? Ki Waho: Into the Outdoors 4: 10-11. Magazine Article. (Other)

• North, C. (2010) Environmental care in education outside the classroom. Pacific-Asian Education Journal 22(1): 91-101. (Journal Article)

• North, C. (2008) Eradicate Toilet Paper Flowers Now! Introducing Leave No Trace to New Zealand. Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand: The Confluence: 2008 International Outdoor Recreation and Education Conference, 21-24 Jan 2008. (Conference Contribution - Paper in published proceedings)

• North, C. (2008) Sustainability in practice - A practical guide. Shantytown, New Zealand: Ecotourism NZ Conference 08, 12-14 Aug 2008. http://www.ecotourismnz.com/ecotourism/Conference-08/. (Conference Contribution - Oral presentation)