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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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What Would You Like? Identifying the Required Characteristics of an Industry-Wide Incident Reporting and Learning System for the Led Outdoor Activity Sector
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Goode, Natassia; Finch, Caroline F.; Cassell, Erin; Lenne, Michael G.; Salmon, Paul M. – Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 2014
The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics that led outdoor activity providers agree are necessary for the development of a new industry-wide incident reporting and learning system (UPLOADS). The study involved: 1) a literature review to identify a set of characteristics that are considered to be hallmarks of successful reporting…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Literature Reviews, Safety, Delphi Technique
Supervision of School and Youth Groups on Lift-Served Ski Slopes: A Research Perspective
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Brookes, Andrew; Holmes, Peter – Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 2014
Supervised practice is a common feature of many snow sports excursions to downhill ski resorts by school or youth groups, often in combination with lessons from a ski school. What is the role of supervision in preventing mishaps, injury, or fatalities? This article presents results of a search of published snow sports safety research for evidence…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Safety, Influences, Creative Activities
Safety-Related Improvisation in Led Outdoor Activities: An Exploratory Investigation into Its Occurrence and Influencing Factors
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Trotter, Margaret J.; Salmon, Paul M.; Lenné, Michael G. – Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 2014
The dynamic nature of led outdoor activities means that, despite activity providers' best efforts, activity leaders can be exposed to unanticipated situations for which no procedures exist. Improvisation, the spontaneous, real-time conception and execution of a novel response, has been identified as a potential means of maintaining safety in…
Descriptors: Safety, Outdoor Education, Surveys, Environmental Influences
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Piersol, Laura – Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 2014
Within the field of outdoor education, some theorists argue that although leaps and gains have been made in terms of educating for the intrapersonal or "self"-development, they have come at the expense of the development of equally important relations with the local land and community (Hales, 2006; Loynes, 2002). Given this foregrounding…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, College Faculty, Educational Research, Researchers