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Clay, Gordon – Horizons, 1999
A survey of outdoor and adventure activities (OAA) in 33 United Kingdom schools found the following: 1) successful programs resulted from individual teachers' commitment, 2) primary and secondary pupils gained enormous benefits from OAA, 3) OAA's benefits were often lost because of inadequate reporting, and 4) OAA's contributions to personal…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Haskins, David; Perry, Frank – Horizons, 1999
The Youth Sport Trust developed a package of activities to support the teaching of outdoor and adventurous activities, integrated into the British national curriculum through physical education programs for preschool through secondary school age. Activity categories are physical challenges, trails, and orienteering. Teaching resources and their…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adventure Education, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
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
