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Important Components of Outdoor Leadership.
Priest, Simon – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 1993
An international group of experts generated a list of 14 skills and attributes of outdoor leadership. The top-rated components were (1) safety skills; (2) judgment based on experience; (3) awareness and empathy for others; (4) group management skills; (5) problem-solving skills; (6) instructional skills; (7) technical activity skills; and (8)…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Job Skills, Leadership, Leadership Qualities
Outdoor Leadership Competencies: A Research Study Surveying Outdoor Leaders.
Swiderski, Michael J. – 1984
The study identified land-based outdoor leadership competencies deemed necessary by outdoor leaders in the western United States. Using resources such as outdoor leadership literature, competency-based teacher education manuals, consultation with outdoor leadership specialists in educational, private, and governmental agencies, and personal…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Minimum Competencies
AEE Organizational Membership Preference for Program Accreditation.
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Bassin, Zalena; And Others – Journal of Experiential Education, 1992
A survey of 158 members of the Association for Experiential Education examined the controversial topics of outdoor leadership certification and adventure program accreditation. Respondents preferred program accreditation over leader certification. The majority believed that accreditation should be strictly voluntary and conducted through an…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adventure Education, Certification, Evaluation Methods
Effective Outdoor Leadership: A Survey.
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Priest, Simon – Journal of Experiential Education, 1984
A survey completed by 189 persons attending the 1983 National Association for Experiential Education Conference resulted in a rank ordered list of 39 competency areas, considered essential to the effective outdoor leader. Respondents placed greatest importance on items related to safety, group counseling, and interaction. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Competence, Job Skills
Instructor Qualifications: What Directors Want.
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Garvey, Daniel; Gass, Michael – 1997
This paper reviews the literature associated with outdoor leadership and describes ongoing research about outdoor program directors' hiring preferences when filling outdoor leadership positions. Nineteen articles published in the Journal of Experiential Education, 1983-1996, as well as several book collections of leadership articles, discuss…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adventure Education, Competence, Job Skills
Minimum Skill Competencies Required for Employment as an Outdoor Leader in a Wilderness Adventure Program.
Cosgrove, Mark C. – 1984
A panel of 8 professionals in the field of wilderness adventure programming reviewed, evaluated, and commented on a list of 53 skill, technical, human relations, and philosophical understanding competencies and 46 personal and professional qualities derived from a literature search of 136 sources in a study to determine accepted minimum skill…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs, Field Instruction
Outdoor Leadership Evaluation: Nature and Scope of the Problem.
James, Leroy M. – 1986
Beyond the ability to exhibit good judgment and common sense while performing duties as a leader under stress and pressure, an outdoor adventure program leader should possess technical skills, human relations skills, and philosophical understanding of outdoor programming. Technical skills include knowledge of initiatives/ropes course activities,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods