What Basic Needs Are Met Through Outdoor Education?.

Hammerman, Elizabeth; Hammerman, Donald

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ERIC Number: EJ334901

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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What Basic Needs Are Met Through Outdoor Education?

Hammerman, Elizabeth; Hammerman, Donald

Outdoor Communicator, v16 n2 p28-31 Fall-Win 1985

Outlines current criticism of education and argues in favor of outdoor education as a creative and successful means to meet basic educational needs. Discusses specifically the role of outdoor education with regard to effective learning, developing basic concepts, developing essential learning skills, appreciation of the natural environment, and recreative experience. (JHZ)

Descriptors: Back to Basics, Basic Skills, Concept Formation, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning, Fundamental Concepts, Learning Strategies, Leisure Education, Outdoor Education, Relevance (Education), Student Needs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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