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The Development of Self-Esteem through a Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme.

Gibbs, Caroline; Bunyan, Peter – Horizons, 1997

Significant increases in global self-esteem and the four subdomains of physical self-worth were measured in 66 males and 60 females with a mean age of 15.1 years who participated in a (British) Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme expedition, indicating that adventure education can be a vehicle for personal and social development. Contains 21…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Development

The Impact of Experiences Out-of-Doors on Personal Development and Environmental Attitudes.

Keighley, P. W. S. – Horizons, 1997

To counter the claim that the values inherent in outdoor education are supported only by weak unsubstantiated assumptions, 14 empirical research projects are described that show that outdoor education has a positive influence on personal and social development and environmental awareness. (TD)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Consciousness Raising, Group Experience, Individual Development