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| Horizons | 7 |
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| Larcher, Bob | 2 |
| Beard, Colin | 1 |
| Bramwell, K. | 1 |
| Forrester, S. | 1 |
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| Houle, B. | 1 |
| Humberstone, Barbara | 1 |
| Larocque, J. | 1 |
| Priest, S. | 1 |
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Beard, Colin – Horizons, 1998
Many services and products of the outdoor leisure industry are becoming more environmentally aware. Approaches include turning environmental work into recreational activities; introducing environmental problems and projects into outdoor management development programs that train workers in management, leadership, and teamworking skills; and…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Corporate Education, Ecological Factors, Foreign Countries
Surtees, Mark – Horizons, 2000
Recent research has demonstrated that employers can benefit from the participation of their staff in expeditions. The outcomes of expedition experiences are similar to those of outdoor development courses and include the personal development of expedition participants with regard to work performance, interpersonal skills, and learning. (Author/TD)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Employee Attitudes
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
Larcher, Bob – Horizons, 2001
When working on tasks or projects, teams typically go through four phases: initiation, creation, elaboration, and completion. Each phase is explained, and two examples illustrate how the model is used after an orienteering exercise to help corporate management teams understand their way of functioning and identify strengths and development points.…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Decision Making, Group Dynamics, Management Games
Bramwell, K.; Forrester, S.; Houle, B.; Larocque, J.; Villeneuve, L.; Priest, S. – Horizons, 1997
A company division of 72 people that had participated in an adventure training program one year earlier was surveyed to identify the longitudinal impacts of adventure training on corporate managers, attitudes toward adventure training, and changes in work behavior. Results showed positive changes that were short-lived without follow-up programs.…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Corporate Education, Employee Attitudes
Larcher, Bob – Horizons, 1999
Describes the design and delivery of outdoor-based team-building programs that enable management teams to transfer what they learn back to the workplace. Discusses a model of group development, five phases of the team-building process, combining tasks and review processes to yield outcomes, and an experiential-learning cycle. (TD)
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics
Hayllar, Bruce – Horizons, 1997
Reviews research on outcomes of Outdoor Management Development (OMD). Presents the first part of a study in which 12 managers and consultants in OMD programs in large British and Australian companies were interviewed to determine how OMD works. Three broad themes were identified: learning environment, personal insights and outcomes, and emotional…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
