Gunnar Repp

Contact information

Name: Gunnar Repp
Title: Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Phone, office: + 47 700 75348
Phone, home: +47 700 77924
E-mail: gunnar.repp@hivolda.no
Office location: Brakketun, Volda University College, Volda, Norway 

• Bachelor of Education. Elverum University College, 1966.
  
• Master’s degree in sports. The Norwegian University of Sports and Physical Education, Oslo 1976, Title of Master’s thesis: Outdoor pursuits centres – values and didactic conditions in a historical perspective.
  
• Doctoral defense for the degree of Doctor Scientarium at The Norwegian University of Sports and Physical Education, August 2001. Thesis: Values and ideals of our generation’s outdoor life "friluftsliv". Nansen as a model? Thinking and formulations about "friluftsliv" today reflecting the values and ideals of Nansen? A comparative study.
  
• A number of instructor-courses in outdoor activities/natur life/ friluftsliv: Skiing, snow and avalanches, mountaineering (basic skills, snow & and ice/rock, safety and rescue), canoing, kayaking (white water).

• Teacher in primary/secondary schools 1967-1972.
  
• Lecturer/tutor in outdoor education (friluftsliv) at the Norwegian University of Sports and Physical Education 1973-1978.
  
• Assistant professor at Volda College of Education from 1978. Field: physical education, sports and outdoor life.
  
• From 1989 to 1993 in a combined teaching and research post in outdoor life. Researcher and leader of the project "Outdoor life in nursery- and primary/secondary schools" at Møre Research Foundation and Volda College of Education.
  
• From 1993 holder of a four year doctorate scholarship at the Norwegian University of Sports and Physical education.
  
• External examiner for the Master’s level at Telemark University College and the Norwegian University of Sports and Physical education on several occasions.
  
• Appointed member of committees for the evaluation of applicants to positions as (senior) lecturers/assistant professors at Telemark University College and the Norwegian University of Sports and Physical education.
  
• International networks:
  Membership in Association for Experiential Education (AEE).
  Participation with presentations of papers at international conferences: Charles University, Prague (1994).
  The AEE-conference at Lake Geneva in Wisconsin (1995). Adventure College, Tornio (1996). Cf. links to publications.
  Department of Outdoor and Environmental Education, Faculty of Education of the University of Edinburgh: A three weeks visit in October 2001 to the University of Edinburgh to learn more about Scottish training for outdoor educators, implying the underpinning philosophy of when, why and how nature is used for educational purposes.
  
  

  Current research interest:
  Comparative studies are supposed to shed more light upon outdoor life (friluftsliv), experiential learning, environmental education and the attitudes to nature in different European countries from historical and contemporary perspectives. How do firsthand meetings with nature lend themselves to tuning our lifestyles in harmony with nature? How can good meetings with nature develop a sense of joy in being in nature? Which are the impacts of outdoor experiences? Where did the ideologies come from and who were the ideals?
  
  Gunnar Repp also works as guest lecturer at Scottish Centre for Physical Education, Sport and Leisure Studies, Outdoor Education at Moray House Institute, the Faculty of Education, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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  Links to publications in
  BIBSYS
  ForskPub
  NorArt

  
  
  
  
  

  Updated March 25. 2002