Many experiential activities take place in the outdoors. Just because the outdoors is an educational tool does not mean that educators have any less responsibility for environmental issues. The intersection between social and environmental concerns provides an important philosophical underpinning for the work that experiential educators do. In this essay, I will demonstrate how a philosophy such as ecofeminism might influence the actions of individuals toward one another and toward the environment.
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