| Description |
xiv, 499 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Section 1. Introduction to Adventure Programming -- 1. Recreational Outdoor Adventure Programs -- 2. Educational Adventure and Schooling -- 3. Developmental Adventure Programs -- 4. Adventure as Therapy -- 5. A World of Adventure Education -- Section 2. Historical Perspectives on Adventure Programming -- 6. Philosophy in Practice: A History of Adventure Programming -- 7. The Creation of Outward Bound -- 8. Kurt Hahn -- 9. A History of the Association for Experiential Education -- 10. The Wilderness Education Association: History and Change -- 11. The National Outdoor Leadership School: 40,000 Wilderness Experiences and Counting -- 12. Project Adventure: A Brief History -- 13. Development Training in the United Kingdom -- Section 3. Foundations of Adventure Programming -- 14. The Semantics of Adventure Programming -- 15. Philosophy of Adventure Education -- 16. Ethics and Adventure Programming -- 17. Outdoor Adventure Programming and Moral Development -- 18. Every Trail Has A Story: The Heritage Context as Adventure -- |
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Section 4. The Social Psychology of Adventure Programming -- 19. The Essence of Adventure -- 20. Adventure and the Flow Experience -- 21. The Adventure Experience Paradigm -- 22. New Directions for Inquiry Into Self-Concept and Adventure Experiences -- 23. Practical Stories in a Theoretical Framework -- Section 5. The Learning in Adventure Programming -- 24. Experiential Learning -- 25. Integrating Theory and Application in Experiential Learning -- 26. Stage Development Theory in Adventure Programming -- 27. Teaching by Inquiry -- 28. Sequencing the Adventure Experience -- 29. Six Generations of Facilitation Skills -- 30. Processing the Adventure Experience -- 31. Transfer of Learning in Adventure Programming -- Section 6. The Leadership of Adventure Programming -- 32. Outdoor Leadership Competencies -- 33. Outdoor Leadership Curricula -- 34. Accreditation and Certification: Questions for an Advancing Profession -- 35. Leadership for Community Building -- Section 7. The Management of Adventure Programming -- 36. Starting Your New Outdoor Program -- 37. Management and Administration of Outdoor Programs -- 38. Adventure Risk Management -- 39. Legal Liability and Risk Management -- 40. Improving Program Quality Through Evaluation -- 41. Research in Adventure Programming -- |
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Section 8. The Setting for Adventure Programming: Places for Risk Taking -- 42. Wilderness -- 43. Rescue-Free Wilderness Areas -- 44. Urban Adventure 1989 and Reflections 10 Years After -- 45. Artificial Climbing Environments -- 46. Ropes Courses: A Constructed Adventure Environment -- 47. Kinesthetic Awareness: At Home in Our Bodies -- Section 9. The Clients of Adventure Programming -- 48. Adventure Education for Teaching Cross-Cultural Perspectives -- 49. The Use of Adventure-Based Programs With At-Risk Youth -- 50. Adventure Programs in Higher Education -- 51. Programming Adventure for Older Adults -- 52. Women's Outdoor Adventures -- 53. Adventure in the Workplace -- 54. Programs That Include Persons With Disabilities -- 55. Adventure Travel and Ecotourism -- Section 10. Extensions of Adventure Programming: Environmental Trends and Issues -- 56. A Synthesis of Environmental and Adventure Education Concepts -- 57. The Place of Deep Ecology and Ecopsychology in Adventure Education -- 58. Navigating the Terrain: Helping Care for the Earth -- 59. Enhancing Spiritual Experience in Adventure Programs -- 60. Critical Outdoor Education and Nature as a Friend -- 61. Future Trends and Issues in Adventure Programming -- Appendix Resources for Adventure Programming |
| Summary |
This book looks at all aspects of adventure programming. As the editors admit, "adventure programming is the deliberate use of adventurous experiences to create learning in individuals and groups, that results in change for society and communities." - page XIII |
| Notes |
First edition published under the title: Adventure education |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Outdoor education.
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Recreation leadership.
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Outdoor recreation -- Study and teaching.
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Wilderness survival -- Study and teaching.
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| Author |
Miles, John C., 1944-
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Priest, Simon.
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| LC no. |
99066066 |
| ISBN |
1892132095 |
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