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Download full textPriest, Simon – 1996
Experience-based training and development (EBTD), also known as Outdoor Management Development (OMD) in Great Britain and corporate adventure training (CAT) in Canada and Australia, is a field that uses adventure activities to bring beneficial change to organizations, primarily corporations. Activities used in EBTD and CAT programs include…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Educational Research, Experiential Learning
Peer reviewedRiggins, Ronald D. – Journal of Environmental Education, 1986
Reviews the literature and identifies and explores five characteristics shown to exist in both the adventure-based learning environment and effective traditional classroom settings. Discusses small learning group size, cooperative learning environments, communication of high expectations for students, building on student success, creating a…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Class Organization, Class Size, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedHattie, John; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1997
This meta-analysis examines the effects of adventure programs on diverse outcomes such as self-concept, locus of control, and leadership. Analysis of 1,728 effect sizes from 96 studies shows that effect sizes varied substantially and improved as the length of the program and ages of the participants increased. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Age Differences, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education
Staley, Frederick A. – 1979
A model for research and evaluation in outdoor education is presented in this paper which includes a bibliography of representative research in outdoor, experiential education. The model stresses close interaction between program designers and evaluators and rests on the premise that the strength of outdoor education--interaction between people,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adventure Education, Cerebral Dominance, Definitions
Australian Outward Bound School, Sydney. – 1977
The development of Outward Bound, from the early beginnings in Britain through expansion in over 30 locations throughout the world, is outlined, and Outward Bound educational aspects are analyzed in terms of the Australian Outward Bound School. The concepts of experiential education, lifelong education, and the broader Australian educational scene…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Mortlock, Colin – 1978
Adventure is the most dynamic form of education currently available and as such should move from its peripheral position in British education to become a part of the core curriculum. This move will require that school administrators better understand the philosophy and content of Adventure Education and that staff receive more rigorous training…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrative Policy, Adolescents, Adventure Education
