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Peer reviewedPriest, Simon – Journal of Experiential Education, 1995
A survey of trainers of challenge course facilitators resulted in a list of general competencies to be included in facilitator training. Includes technical skills involving challenge or ropes courses, group initiatives and low ropes, safety and environmental issues, and program administration. Facilitation skills involve recreational, educational,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Competence, Learning Strategies, Program Administration
Peer reviewedBisson, Christian; Luckner, John – Journal of Experiential Education, 1996
The characteristics of fun are that it is relative, situational, voluntary, and natural. Fun can have a positive effect on the learning process by inviting intrinsic motivation, suspending one's social inhibitions, reducing stress, and creating a state of relaxed alertness. Includes summary of questionnaire responses from 20 experiential education…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Strategies, Emotional Response, Experiential Learning
Jordan, Debra J. – Camping Magazine, 1996
A study examining the characteristics of adventure recreation experiences concluded that people who enjoy adventure recreation seek out increasingly challenging opportunities, not higher levels of risk. Another study found that instructor skills rank as the most important determinant for participation in nature-based programs, and women rank it…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Outdoor Activities, Program Attitudes
