Tim Buttler Editor

Tim Buttler is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Burman University in Alberta. With a decade of experience as a high school science teacher, his current scholarly work focuses on science education, cultivating student-centred learning environments, and exploring the impact of teacher resilience.

Kevin Kiers is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at Burman University in Alberta. Previously, he chaired the Outdoor Leadership Department for four years, served as Youth Program Director and Summer Camp Director for ten years, and was an elementary school teacher for twelve years. He began and led an annual fifth & sixth-grade outdoor school program for twenty years, focused on curriculum-based outdoor learning. He serves on a North American Camp Committee and is developing training programs for outdoor educators, naturalists, and teachers. He recently completed his Ph.D. in Education at the University of Alberta. His dissertation on "School-based outdoor learning in Alberta: Examining K-9 teachers' success through mixed methods research" is the basis of this text.