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The Thrill of Adventure: Worth a Few Calculated Risks?
Barcott, Bruce – Horizons, 2002
A high-profile liability case concerning a fatal ice-climbing accident provides the background for this discussion of liability issues in adventure activities. A brief history of outdoor adventure litigation, emerging trends, and how outdoor guides can protect themselves and their clients is presented. Guides should candidly describe the risks…
Descriptors: Accidents, Adventure Education, Court Litigation, Insurance
Education Outdoors--Our Sense of Place: Signposting a Profession. Comments and Reflections on the 12th Australian National Outdoor Education Conference.
Humberstone, Barbara – Horizons, 2001
A conference explored consolidation and professionalization of the Australian outdoor industry. Key issues, five areas of the outdoor industry, and signposts of what constitutes a profession were identified. Tensions between industry needs and the role of higher education, the underrepresentation of Blacks and women, and effects of accreditation…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adventure Education, Conferences, Corporate Education
"A Question of Balance:" A Conference on Risk and Adventure in Society.
Reed, Chris – Horizons, 2000
In November 2000, a conference in London hosted by three outdoor education associations examined the growing culture of risk aversion in the United Kingdom, the role of risk in learning, the increasing difficulty of finding a balance between risk and adventure, and the challenges of tempting children away from computer games and dealing with…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Conferences, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
Walk and Talk Experiences. Case Study.
Erskine, Rab – Horizons, 1998
Walk and Talk Experiences combine challenging outdoor experiences, group living, and opportunities for reflection and discussion to promote self-exploration and personal development. The British program has served various client groups, such as adolescents and people with disabilities or special needs. Activities on several weekends are described.…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, At Risk Persons, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries
A Qualitative Investigation into the Summer Activities Initiative.
Kirby, Laura – Horizons, 2002
A British summer adventure education program aims to re-engage high risk secondary students into society. A qualitative evaluation found that although the participants had fun, there was not enough focus on transferring skills to daily life. Because of the many factors affecting the experience, any difference made in the lives of the youths was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Outdoor Education in Secondary Schools: What Future?
Harris, Ian – Horizons, 1999
A survey of all secondary schools in a southern English county found that 4.6% offered outdoor education courses, 15% had discontinued such courses in the last 5 years, 46% included outdoor/adventure activities in physical-education curricula, and 88% ran short residential trips temporarily replacing the school curriculum. Discusses obstacles and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, British National Curriculum, Educational Practices, Educational Trends