Elisabeth Enoksen

Elisabeth Enoksen serves as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, where she teaches in bachelor's programs for outdoor education, health and nature guiding, physical education teacher training, and part-time outdoor education studies.

Her educational background includes:

• Master's degree from NIH (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences) in 2014

Dr. Enoksen's research centers on learning outdoor leadership and integrating Indigenous Sami perspectives into outdoor education. She investigates how traditional Sami knowledge systems, particularly reindeer herding practices, create culturally rich learning environments in nature-based education. Her work emphasizes the pedagogical applications of friluftsliv (outdoor life) across primary education, health contexts, and diverse environmental settings including winter, coastal, and forest landscapes.

Analysis of her 2018-2024 publications reveals a dominant focus on Indigenous knowledge systems within outdoor education, with recurring themes of Sami cultural revitalization through place names, reindeer herding as pedagogical practice, and decolonizing approaches to nature-based learning. Her scholarship consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with practical applications in leadership development, environmental education, and culturally responsive teaching methodologies.