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Wilderness Pursuit Programs: An Orientation Paradigm.
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Fears, Gwen; Denke, Mark S. – Journal of College Orientation and Transition, 2001
Discusses the integration of wilderness pursuits and outdoor opportunities with more traditional student orientation activities, an area of programming that has become increasingly popular over the last several years in response to changing student interests. Addresses the structure of wilderness pursuit orientation programs, liability issues, and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Legal Responsibility
Adventure Program Risk Management Report: 1998 Edition. Narratives and Data from 1991-1997.
Leemon, Drew, Ed.; Schimelpfenig, Tod, Ed.; Gray, Sky, Ed.; Tarter, Shana, Ed.; Williamson, Jed, Ed. – 1998
The Wilderness Risk Managers Committee (WRMC), a consortium of outdoor schools and organizations, works toward better understanding and management of risks in the wilderness. Among other activities, the WRMC gathers data on incidents and accidents from member organizations and other wilderness-based programs. This book compiles incident data for…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Adventure Education, Data Collection
A Guide to Women's Studies in the Outdoors: A Review of Literature and Research with Annotated Bibliography. Fifth Edition.
Roberts, Nina S., Comp. – 1998
This resource guide compiles research studies and papers about women in experiential education and recreation in the natural environment. This guide focuses on adventure-based activities and physical recreation in the outdoors; therefore, information regarding women in forestry, natural resources, and ecofeminism has not been included. With the…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Empowerment, Experiential Learning
Trends in Outdoor Adventure Education.
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Attarian, Aram – Journal of Experiential Education, 2001
More people are participating in adventure programs than ever before. Consequently, the natural resources that support these activities are being compromised, resulting in greater restrictions on land and water use, and implementation of user fees. Trends towards artificial adventure environments, certification and accreditation, litigation and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adventure Education, Certification, Court Litigation
Therapy within Adventure: Proceedings of the International Adventure Therapy Conference (2nd, Augsburg, Germany, March 20-24, 2000).
Richards, Kaye, Ed.; Smith, Barbara, Ed. – 2003
This proceedings presents a variety of international perspectives on the nature of adventure therapy and charts new insights into its historical, philosophical, theoretical, and practical realms. Following an editorial "Adventure and Therapy: 'Dancing in the Moonlight'" (Kaye Richards, Barbara Smith), the 21 papers are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Group Dynamics, Group Therapy
The Effects of Outward Bound on a Group of Middle School Students.
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Patterson, David – 1995
The guidance and counseling department of a western North Carolina middle school wanted to identify more precisely what it was that a week's participation in Outward Bound provided for their students. Outward Bound is an adventure-based, or wilderness-based, educational experience that promotes self-esteem through achievement in a challenging…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Experience, Environmental Education, Experiential Learning