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Leadership Styles
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Val, Carlin; Kemp, Jess – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2012
This study examines how a group's dynamic changes under the influence of different leadership styles, and determines what leadership style works best in a large group expedition. The main question identified was "What roles can a leader play in affecting the dynamic of a large group while partaking in a field expedition?" The following…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Group Dynamics, Influences, Field Trips
Leadership for Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Services. Fourth Edition
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Edginton, Christopher R.; Hudson, Susan D.; Scholl, Kathleen G.; Lauzon, Lara – Sagamore Publishing LLC, 2011
"Leadership for Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services" presents new perspectives on the importance of leadership in the profession. Integrating theory with practice, the book provides foundational perspectives in the study of leadership at all levels--direct service, supervisory, managerial and community/civic--in recreation, parks and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Caring, Experiential Learning, Leadership Effectiveness
The Culture That Constrains: Experience of "Nature" as Part of a Wilderness Adventure Program.
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Haluza-DeLay, Randolph – Journal of Experiential Education, 1999
A study examined experiences of nature among eight adolescents during a 12-day wilderness trip. The trip generated feelings of good will toward nature but no increase in environmentally responsible behaviors. Group norms emphasized social interaction and constrained attention to nature. Outdoor educators should consciously plan for transfer of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Environmental Education
Research on the Outward Bound Process: Implications for Practice.
McKenzie, Marcia – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2002
Interviews and surveys of 98 students and 7 instructors in Outward Bound Canada found that specific aspects of course activities, the physical environment, instructors, and participants influenced course outcomes. As role models, instructors made a greater contribution to student interpersonal skills than most other course components. Implications…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics
Nice Work If You Can Get It: A Serious Look at the Role of the Outdoor Guide.
Barron, Jennie – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 1998
An outdoor trip leader reflects on the outdoor leader's role and responsibilities and on three qualities that set outdoor education programs apart from recreational programs: they promote continued self-directed learning; encourage reflection on the experience, both through structured activities and the creation of conditions conducive to…
Descriptors: College Students, Discovery Learning, Educational Strategies, Experiential Learning
Learning about Ethical Outdoor Leadership.
Fox, Karen; Reed, Mark – 1994
This paper examines the changing attitudes and personal development of 20 college students participating in an advanced class on ethical outdoor leadership. Students took part in short outdoor activities and tasks for which they selected their own leaders, determined strategies, and evaluated their task and group process performances. Course…
Descriptors: College Students, Courses, Ethics, Foreign Countries