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APrf Scott Craig Polley
Program Director: Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Leadership
UniSA Allied Hlth & Human Perf
Teaching Enterprise
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
I am Program Director of the Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Leadership, co-ordinator of the Outdoor Education sub-major and pedagogical pathway in the Bachelor of Secondary Education (honours) and the Master of Teaching (secondary). I have been teaching Outdoor Education at the University of South Australia since 1993, and have coordinated the Outdoor Education study pathway since July 1996.
My teaching and research interests are primarily in the field of outdoor and environmental education, with interests in adventure therapy, environmentally sensitive behaviours, green exercise, curriculum, pedagogy, health and wellbeing, social justice, environmental learning, physical education, leadership, group dynamics, adapted physical activity, tertiary thresholds and professionalization.
I am member of ARENA at UniSA, Co-Chair of the Australian Tertiary Outdoor Education Network, Coordinating Assessor for Paddle SA, Deputy Chair of the Nature Based Outdoor Network of South Australia, South Australian Rockclimbing Education Association Board Member and assessor for Bushwalking Leadership, Paddle Australia and South Australian Rockclimbing Education Association.
Courses I teach
- EDUC 3088 Outdoor and Environmental Education 1 - Middle Years (2025)
- EDUC 4241 Outdoor and Environmental Education 2 - Senior Years (2025)
- EDUC 5290 Outdoor and Environmental Education Pedagogy 1- Middle Years (2025)
- EDUC 5291 Outdoor and Environmental Education Pedagogy 2 - Senior Years (2025)
- HLTH 2024 Foundations of Outdoor Leadership (2025)
- HLTH 3050 Leadership in Aquatic Environments (2025)
- HLTH 3051 Leadership in Terrestrial Environments (2025)
- HLTH 3052 Outdoor, Wilderness and Adventure Education (2025)
- HLTH 3068 Professional Practice in Outdoor Leadership (2025)
- HLTH 1039 Foundations in Human Movement, Exercise and Sports Science (2024)
- HLTH 3050 Leadership in Aquatic Environments (2024)
- HLTH 3052 Outdoor, Wilderness and Adventure Education (2024)
- HLTH 3068 Professional Practice in Outdoor Leadership (2024)
Programs I'm associated with
- IBHT - Bachelor of Human Movement
- IBOE - Bachelor of Outdoor and Environmental Leadership
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Clay Hunter |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | - | - | Master | Full Time | Mrs Tameliya Nikielski |
| 2023 | Co-Supervisor | - | - | Master | Full Time | Mr Daniel Anderson |
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