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Direct linkWinbaum, Stephen – Exceptional Parent, 2006
In this article, the author talks about three special needs camps--Camp Kirk, Camp Talisman and Camp Caglewood. Camp Kirk's philosophy is to encourage their children to take risks in a structured setting, like high ropes courses, rock climbing wall, martial arts, and traditional activities like swimming, arts and craft, drama, and others. Once…
Descriptors: Resident Camp Programs, Summer Programs, Attention Deficit Disorders, Learning Disabilities
Phipps, Maurice L.; Hayashi, Aya; Lewandowski, April; Padgett, Allison H. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2005
This article describes the use of two linked instruments, the Instructor Effectiveness Check Sheet (IEC) and Instructor Effectiveness Questionnaire (IEQ). The use of an evaluation instrument during a course can enable improvements to be made--even with experienced instructors. Detail can be taken from the IEC and IEQ to find obvious and not so…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Measures (Individuals), Questionnaires, Check Lists
Peer reviewedGlass, J. Scott; Benshoff, James M. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2002
A study examined the effects of participation in a low-element challenge course on younger adolescents' perceptions of group cohesion. Pre- and post-tests of group cohesion were administered to 167 North Carolina adolescents aged 11-14. Participants perceived an increase in group cohesion after the daylong program, regardless of their age, race,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Early Adolescents, Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics
Outward Bound, Morganton, NC. – 1980
A supplement to the North Carolina Outward Bound School's Instructor's Handbook, this field manual presents useful, but not required, information gleaned from old timers and resource books which may enable the instructor to conduct a better course. Section one considers advantages and disadvantages and provides directions and topographical maps…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Equipment, Experiential Learning
Outward Bound, Morganton, NC. – 1979
To assist North Carolina Outward Bound School instructors in their responsibilities of ensuring that each student is able to achieve safely the objectives of developing self-confidence, concern for others, and self-awareness when confronted by 21 to 28 days of challenging, shared experience involving service and adventure, this revised fourth…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Canoeing, Educational Objectives
Download full textPatterson, David – 1995
The guidance and counseling department of a western North Carolina middle school wanted to identify more precisely what it was that a week's participation in Outward Bound provided for their students. Outward Bound is an adventure-based, or wilderness-based, educational experience that promotes self-esteem through achievement in a challenging…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Experience, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning
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