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50 Years of ERIC
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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Bunyan, Peter S.; Boniface, Margaret R. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2000
A study evaluated changes in an outdoor leader's anxiety during an 8-day residential adventure program for physical education majors in England. Analysis of variations in the leader's self-confidence found higher cognitive and somatic anxiety before group activities in the morning and last thing at night. Anxiety increased and self-confidence…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Anxiety, Foreign Countries, Group Experience
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Boniface, Margaret R. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2000
People involved in adventurous activities frequently experience positive phenomena termed peak experience, peak performance, and "flow." Characteristics of these phenomena are compared, along with factors influencing the ability to experience such peak moments. Csikszentmihalyi's flow models are examined with regard to perceived levels of…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Individual Development, Models