Part I Contextual and Methodological Aspects of the Study -- Context of the Study -- Passivity and Authenticity in Teacher Education -- Self-Study informed by Pragmatism and Schwab's commonplaces -- Part II Applying Authenticity to Teacher Education -- Transparent Teaching -- Modelling -- Fatality Case Studies -- Context of the Camp -- Into the Outdoors -- Handing Over -- Part III Implications of the Research -- Reframing AuthenticityL Eclecticism as a Framework -- The Slipperiness of Improvement -- Epilogue.

This book addresses student passivity in teacher education. Using a developed metaphor, the author critically examines the use of authentic learning to design and implement learning experiences for preservice teachers, and reveals the opportunities and limitations of a focus on authenticity. This book prepares teachers for outdoor education using practice-based exemplars of applied teaching theories. Focusing on authentic pedagogies, it applies to all teacher educators who seek to engage in high-impact learning for their students, and is relevant for in-service educators, preservice teachers and researchers in the field of self-study.