Dr Pete Allison

Pete Allison lectures and researches at The Moray House School of Education, The University of Edinburgh (Scotland). He has worked in experiential and outdoor learning throughout his life.

Pete is committed to educational expeditions and has participated in and led expeditions in Greenland, Africa, Central Asia and the Himalayas. His PhD explored the contribution of youth expeditions to the values, narrative and authenticity of participants. He currently sits on the expeditions committee for the British Schools Exploring Society at the Royal Geographical Society and is the chair of the Scottish Panel for the Young Explorers Trust. He is also a member of the strategic advisory group for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Scotland and a governor for Stirlingshire Educational Trust. Pete is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and co-founder of the Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. He previously served on the Board of Directors for the Association for Experiential Education and reviews for several international academic journals.

Pete’s research interests are in philosophy and epistemology of experiential learning and personal and social development through experiential learning.