Colin Wood

Colin Wood

Senior Lecturer (Outdoor Education and Adventure Tourism)

Institute of Sports & Exercise Science

Contact Details

email: c.wood@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 54 2235

Qualifications

Outdoor Education MSc
PGCE
Development Studies BA (Hons)

Teaching & Research

Research Interests

Outdoor Education
Trust in the outdoors
Social aspects of Outdoor learning
International aspects of outdoor learning
Higher Education Retention in Further Education Colleges
Work based learning

Professional Interests

Outdoor education
Regional engagement
Work based learning

Professional Bodies

Institute of outdoor learning
Royal Yachting association
British Canoe Union
British Mountaineering council

Publications

Book chapter - Tracking the Entry of Vocational Learners into Higher Education in a Rural Area of England – 2010

IOERC Conference 2011 paper - Trust formation theory and the conscious use of risk in outdoor education

External Responsibilities

Chair of Institute of Outdoor Learning (Midlands)
Chair of Arts Providers Group (Herefordshire and Worcestershire)