Mary Breunig

Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director, Social Justice and Equity Studies, Brock University

Mary Breunig is an expert in experiential education and social justice pedagogy, an educational consultant, and professor

Media

Green MajorityRadio/Podcast

URL: http://greenmajoritymedia.wordpress.com/2012/12/

A radio interview about my environmental education research

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

Published by The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Paper based on experiential education course

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

Published by Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning

Paper based on environmental education research

Teaching for and about critical pedagogy in the post-secondary classroom

Published by Studies in Social Justice

A paper exploring critical pedagogy praxes

Social justice in experiential education: Past, present, and future

Published by Journal of Experiential Education

Invited paper submitted to special issue

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

Published by Journal of Education and Training Studies

Co-authored paper

Problematizing critical pedagogy

Published by International Journal of Critical Pedagogy

A paper based on my critical pedagogy research

Food for thought: An analysis of pro-environmental behaviours and food choices in Ontario environmental studies programs

Published by Canadian Journal of Environmental Education

Paper based on environmental education research and issues of food security

Environmental sustainability and environmental justice: From buzzwords to emancipatory pro-environmental behaviour change

Published by Journal of Sustainability Education

Paper based on environmental education research and behavioral impacts and change

A qualitative exploration of sense of community through reflective journals during wilderness outdoor education curricula

Published by Research in Outdoor Educaiton

A paper based on sense of community research

Biography

Mary Breunig, PhD, has been involved in outdoor and experiential education with a focus on social and environmental justice for 20 + years. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies and Graduate Program Director of the Social Justice and Equity Studies program, Brock University, Canada. Breunig is past-president of the Association for Experiential Education, a research consultant, former Outward Bound instructor, and National Outdoor Leadership School instructor. She is both an outdoor enthusiast and urban flaneur. Visit her website @ marybreunig.com

Recognition/Reconnaissance

Dr. | Professional

Graduate Program Director, Social Justice and Equity Studies and Associate Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, Brock University, Canada. Past-Present, Association for Experiential Education

Past Talks

Experiential Education- Experience it !

University of North Troendelag

Levanger, Norway

Counterhegemonic Teaching and Leadership as a Form of Social Activism

4th Annual Rebecca L. Carver Institute on Experiential Education

Greensboro, North Carolina

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

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Research Grants

Sense of Community & Leadership Styles in Outdoor Pursuits Trip Groups

Organization: Brock University

Details:

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.

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

Organization: Social Science and Humanities Research Council

Details:

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.

“Greening” Niagara’s Schoolyards

Organization: Niagara Community Foundation

Details:

Designed and installed outdoor classrooms in the Niagara region of Canada

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Expertise

  • Social Justice
  • Schoolground Greening
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Pedagogy
  • Outdoor Education
  • Outdoor Leadership
  • John Dewey
  • Freiran Praxis
  • Experiential Education
  • Environmental Education
  • Critical pedagogy
  • Educational Philosophy

Education/Éducation

  • Canada
    PhD in Education