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Bunyan, Peter – Horizons, 1997
Provides the outdoor adventure educator with a working knowledge of self-esteem to inform practice and allow communication between practitioners. Discusses a practical model of self-esteem, methods of increasing global self-esteem, evidence that adventure increases self-esteem, and relevant guidelines for framing adventure activities. (SV)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Environment, Individual Development, Models
Gillis, H. Lee – 1985
Books, journal articles, and dissertations are included in this bibliography of 47 references related to adventure-based counseling. Titles refer to the therapeutic uses of various outdoor activities and include mention of wilderness camps, family camps, recreational and initiative games, wilderness solitude, canoeing, wilderness survival, and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Counseling Techniques, Experiential Learning
Beard, Colin; Wilson, John P. – 2002
Experiential learning is a client-focused, supported approach to individual, group, or organizational development, which engages the young or adult learner, using the elements of action, reflection, and transfer. This book explores the theory and practice of experiential learning as the basis for designing and delivering effective learning…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adventure Education, Emotional Experience, Environmental Education
Kiewa, Jackie – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, 1992
Too much excitement leads to anxiety, resulting in the impetus to reduce stimuli. Adventure experience leaders, in their enthusiasm for challenge and self-discovery through adventure, may ignore those clients who exist in a state of anxiety. This warning is particularly salient in regards to captive populations, such as a school group in a…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Anxiety, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Dynamics
Luckner, John L.; Nadler, Reldan S. – 1997
This book contends that learning is enhanced through active involvement in personally meaningful experiences accompanied by processing for meaning and future use. While some processing takes place automatically, much can be done strategically to enhance and generalize learning. Intended as a resource for experiential educators and therapists, this…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Adolescents, Adventure Education, Case Studies
Raiola, Ed – 1984
A college student orientation program is described which incorporates outdoor adventure activities. The purpose of the program is to challenge the participants and encourage cooperation between individuals. The two general categories of adventure activities used in this program are low risk (initiative games, nature walks, camping, and nature…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, College Students, Experiential Learning, Group Activities
