Symposium on Experiential Education Research

The Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER) provides an outlet and venue for researchers in the field of experiential education to present, share, dialogue, and further develop their research ideas each year at the AEE International Conference.

Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER) Call for Proposals 2021

Proposals describing original empirical and conceptual research in the area of outdoor experiential education is now being solicited for the 2021 Conference of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE), Symposium for Experiential Education Research (SEER). LEARN MORE & SUBMIT A PROPOSAL HERE *deadline: April 23

Read The 2020 Abstracts 

The first SEER took place at AEE's 2001 International Conference in Charleston, West Virginia. Fittingly, it was Dr. Alan Ewert of Indiana University who conceived of and led the effort to establish that first SEER. A widely published researcher and author in the field of adventure-based education, Dr. Ewert is also known for his distinguished career in academia, three decades as an Outward Bound instructor, as holder of the Patricia and Joel Meier Outdoor Leadership Chair, past editor of the Journal of Experiential Education, and as fellow and past president of the prestigious Academy of Leisure Sciences. In providing the leadership to launch SEER, Dr. Ewert was giving back to the field that he has helped develop throughout his academic and professional career. The symposium occurs concurrently with the International AEE Conference each year and involves the presentation of research papers from leading international scholars in the field of experiential education. (To read more about the history and intent of SEER, see pages 3-4 of the 2016 SEER Book of Abstracts.)

Read abstracts from past years:

2018 SEER Abstracts
2017 SEER Abstracts
2016 SEER Abstracts
2015 SEER Abstracts
2014 SEER Abstracts
2013 SEER Abstracts
2012 SEER Abstracts
2011 SEER Abstracts
2010 SEER Abstracts
2009 SEER Abstracts
2008 SEER Abstracts
2007 SEER Abstracts
2006 SEER Abstracts
2005 SEER Abstracts
2004 SEER Abstracts
2003 SEER Abstracts