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Peer reviewedDavis-Berman, Jennifer; Berman, Dene – Journal of Experiential Education, 2002
Outdoor leaders should address emotional safety and anxiety in program planning and reconsider the common practice of pushing participants, particularly troubled youth, out of comfort zones by purposefully increasing perceived risk. An alternative model of adventure education is proposed in which the greatest amount of change and growth comes from…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Anxiety, Counselor Client Relationship, Educational Environment
Download full textDal Vera, Anne – 1996
Drawing from research on fear of failure and anecdotes from personal experience with the first women's expedition to ski to the South Pole, this discussion centers on how fear of failure affects women. Fear of failure leads to procrastination and performance well below one's ability. Women generally express more fear of failure than do men, partly…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Coping, Decision Making, Educational Strategies
