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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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Gassner, Michael E.; Russell, Keith C. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2008
This study examined the long-term impact of specific course components on participants who attended a 21-day Outward Bound Singapore course between 1997 and 2005. In total, 1029 questionnaires were sent out by mail. Participants were given a choice to complete the questionnaire on paper or online. A total of 318 questionnaires were successfully…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Adults, Foreign Countries, Outdoor Education
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Russell, Keith C. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2006
Wilderness therapy program theory is reasoned to be, as Weiss (1997) describes, a tacit theory, or one which is implied and not clearly articulated. This is evidenced by several meta-analyses which have consistently found either very limited or no detailed descriptions of the wilderness therapy programs under investigation. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Participant Observation, Focus Groups, Physical Environment
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Russell, Keith C.; Farnum, Jen – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2004
Though wilderness therapy programs are growing in number and popularity, the theoretical basis for distinguishing wilderness therapy from traditional therapeutic modalities is lacking. Existing models describing the wilderness therapy process have been stage-based, meaning the process has been conceptualized as sequential and discrete. Lost in…
Descriptors: Physical Environment, Therapy, Physical Health, Models