John Quay 
Understanding Life in School [PDF ebook] 
From Academic Classroom to Outdoor Education

Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom.

Table of Content

1. Understanding Life so as to Understand Life in School

2. Investigating Life in School

3. Life in School: Occupations and Outdoor Education

4. Life in School: Occupations and Academic Classrooms

5. Life in School is Occupational

About the author

John Quay is a senior lecturer in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has recently published
Education, Experience and Existence: Engaging Dewey, Peirce and Heidegger (2013) and
John Dewey and Education Outdoors (2013, with Jayson Seaman). His research interests include educational philosophy, outdoor education, physical education and environmental education.