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Smith, Thomas E.; Roland, Christopher C.; Havens, Mark D.; Hoyt, Judith A. – 1992
This book provides an overview of an evolving orientation to the facilitation of growth and learning that can be summarized as "challenge education." Challenge education is a complex synthesis of a variety of therapeutic, educational, recreational, rehabilitative, and enrichment strategies. Chapter 1 outlines the historical roots of challenge…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Association for Experiential Education, Boulder, CO. – 1998
This document contains 20 edited presentations, each in a two-page digest-like format, from the 1998 conference of the Association for Experiential Education (AEE). Presentations are: (1) "Adapting Equipment and Teaching Methods for Persons with Disabilities" (Cindy Dillenschneider); (2) "Adventure Programming and Facilitating When You Don't Know…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Experiential Learning
Download full textHiggins, Peter, Ed.; Humberstone, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 papers that describe a spectrum of experiential and outdoor education opportunities in the United Kingdom. The first section focuses on provision of outdoor education in schools, colleges, and outdoor education centers, drawing on formal curricula, including the British national curriculum. The second section examines outdoor…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, At Risk Persons, British National Curriculum, Educational Practices
Warren, Karen, Ed.; And Others – 1995
This anthology is a compilation of 46 articles on the foundations of experiential education, previously published in the "Journal of Experiential Education." Section I covers philosophical foundations of experiential education, definitions, objectives, influences of John Dewey and Kurt Hahn, and the role of spirituality in the wilderness adventure…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
Miles, John C., Ed.; Priest, Simon, Ed. – 1990
Adventure education seeks to promote individual growth and development through the purposeful planning and implementation of educational processes that include risk in some way. This book introduces major topics in the broad literature of adventure education by bringing together 53 writings of adventure education practitioners. The writings are…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational History, Educational Philosophy
