Leisure, education and the environment: an adventure still under development

Abstract

This text intends to give a few contributions to the research theme of Leisure and Education with special attention given to the relation between leisure and the environment, mainly through Outdoor Body Practices, by presenting researcher’s productions publicized in the Brazilian Congress of Sports Sciences and the National Recreation and Leisure Meeting. This article also presents the contributions from theses, dissertations, periodicals and books in the field of Physical Education or in closely related fields. Lastly, it lists research groups that have been conducting research and projects related to leisure, education, and the environment. KEYWORDS: physical education – leisure – education – the environment – outdoor adventure practices.