Mary Breunig

Dr.

Graduate Program Director, Social Justice and Equity Studies and Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Brock University, Canada.

Past-Present, Association for Experiential Education

Canada

PhD in Education

Experiential Education- Experience it !

University of North Troendelag  Levanger, Norway

Canoes and Waterways: Paddling the Canadian landscape

Transcultural European Outdoor Studies Program  Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

(en)Lighten Up? : Humour in the Workplace

Keynote Address for Biennial Meeting of the Burlington, Ontario Parks and Recreation Department  

“Greening” Niagara’s Schoolyards

Niagara Community Foundation

Designed and installed outdoor classrooms in the Niagara region of Canada

Evaluating the Impact of Integrated Environmental Studies Programs in Ontario on Students’ Environmental Actions, Behaviours, & Professional Pathways

Social Science and Humanities Research Council

The purpose of this multi-site case study is to:

1. analyze the impact of integrated Environmental Studies Program (ESP) participation on student learning about the environment;
2. analyze the impact of ESP participation on students’ attitudes to and relationships with and to the environment and how that relationship informs pro-social and pro-environmental behaviours; and
3. longitudinally examine the impact of ESP participation on students’ environmental attitudes, knowledge, actions, and professional pathways over time.

Sense of Community & Leadership Styles in Outdoor Pursuits Trip Groups

Brock University

A primary purpose of one form of leisure experience – outdoor pursuits programs – is the development of positive interpersonal relationships and group experiences that lead to an enhanced sense of community. The purpose of this ongoing scholarship study is to understand the relationship between university students’ participation in outdoor pursuits trips and changes in their perceptions of sense of community, group cohesion, and sense of place over time. Data collection includes both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Research Consultant

Outward Bound Canada

Outcomes-Based research collaboration funded by the Mcconnell Foundation

Relationship matters: Duo-narrating a graduate student/supervisor journey

Co-authored paper

The transformative potential of learning through service while “doing” classroom-based research

Paper based on experiential education course

Students’ experiences with/in integrated Environmental Studies Programs in Ontario.

Paper based on environmental education research