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Zea, Consuelo – Zip Lines: The Voice for Adventure Education, 1996
A 4-day adventure ropes course with 20 Colombian adolescents who belonged to gangs that worked for drug traffickers produced noticeable changes in their attitudes and behavior. As a result, two of them left their barrio in search of a better life, and two began work as gardeners in a public park. (TD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Criminals
