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Direct linkSmith, Steve, Ed. – Sagamore-Venture, 2021
"Beneficial Risks" is a unique offering in the field of outdoor and experiential education, drawing from theory, research, and lessons learned from the collective experience of leading authors and experts in the field of safety science and outdoor risk management. This book challenges long-standing assumptions and traditional views of…
Descriptors: Risk Management, Outdoor Education, Experiential Learning, Safety
Download full textMcAllister, Deborah A., Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
As a part of the teacher licensure program at the graduate level at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), the M.Ed. licensure candidate is required to complete an action research project during a 3-semester-hour course that coincides with the 9-semester-hour student teaching experience or with school employment. This course, Education…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Research, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Higgins, Peter, Ed.; Humberstone, Barbara, Ed. – 1999
This book contains 13 papers that describe a spectrum of experiential and outdoor education opportunities in the United Kingdom. The first section focuses on provision of outdoor education in schools, colleges, and outdoor education centers, drawing on formal curricula, including the British national curriculum. The second section examines outdoor…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, At Risk Persons, British National Curriculum, Educational Practices
Bagby, Susan; Chavarria, Linda Stout – 1980
The mini reviews in this collection synthesize current information regarding three timely topics in outdoor education: utilizing adventure education as a treatment mode for juvenile delinquency; providing outdoor education for the handicapped; and developing outdoor education nature centers. In "Outdoor Adventure Education and Juvenile…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Delinquency, Disabilities
Hammerman, William M., Ed. – 1980
Fifty years of innovative programming in what has come to be called resident outdoor education are traced in this volume which examines the evolution of resident outdoor education from its early beginnings to the present. The several authors of this book are leaders in outdoor education who have been intimately involved in the development of…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Curriculum Development, Ecology, Environmental Education
Hammerman, Donald R., Ed. – 1973
In the summer of 1972 graduate students from Northern Illinois University were enrolled in a six week study tour of outdoor education programs in Germany and Austria. The tour included observations and conferences with teachers, students, administrators, and Ministry of Education officials from both countries, guided tours of major cities, and…
Descriptors: Athletics, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Facilities
Renshaw, Peter, Ed.; Tooth, Ron, Ed. – Routledge Research in Education, 2017
"Diverse Pedagogies of Place" presents eight original place-responsive pedagogies that address a question of paramount importance in today's world: how do we educate the next generation of students to confront the challenges of global climate change and the on-going degradation of natural environments? Each place-responsive pedagogy is a…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Teaching Methods, Climate, Environmental Education
Phi Delta Kappa, Bloomington, IN. Center on Evaluation, Development, and Research. – 1987
This guide provides basic background information about outdoor and environmental education for interested educators. Collected articles summarize current thought, trends, and practices in outdoor and environmental education. Examples of current programs are selected to demonstrate both the variety and excellence of programming in this area. These…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Inservice Education
Gearon, Liam, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
What is the role of Citizenship? How can it be taught effectively? The fully updated second edition of "Learning to Teach Citizenship in the Secondary School" is an essential text for students training to teach Citizenship as a first or second subject, as well as experienced teachers who have opted to take responsibility for this vital…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Citizenship Education, Religious Education, National Curriculum
Donckers, Cathy – 1985
Our elementary secondary schools have hidden curricula which teach passivity, resistance to change, inflexibility, and submissive behavior in a world which is moving toward faster changes and heightened personal individuality. Class control with the teacher feeding information to the students like data to a computer can no longer be accepted as…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Theories
Cleveland Public Schools, OH. Dept. of Research and Analysis. – 1984
This is a group of reports evaluating the 1983-84 results of twelve programs funded by the Disadvantaged Pupil Program Fund in the Cleveland Public Schools. The programs evaluated are (1) the Classroom Support Program; (2) the Cultural Enrichment Experiences Project; (3) the Internal Suspension Room Program, for dropout prevention; (4) the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Counseling, Cultural Awareness
Peer reviewedDeGraaf, Donald G.; And Others – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 1994
Six articles discuss how leisure services professionals might respond to the on-going environmental crisis. The articles focus on recycling, ecotourism, environmental education, outdoor experience, and an urban outdoor learning center. (SM)
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Influences
Nesbitt, John A., Comp.; Seymour, Clifford T., Comp. – 1978
The fifth of nine volumes (EC 114 401-409) on recreation for the handicapped examines special recreation in rural areas. The following 11 papers are included: "Recreational, Cultural and Leisure Services for the Handicapped in Rural Communities in Iowa" (D. Szymanski); "Recreation for Handicapped in Rural Communities" (J. Nesbitt); "Programming…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Community Programs, Disabilities, Handicapped Children
Smith, Thomas E.; Roland, Christopher C.; Havens, Mark D.; Hoyt, Judith A. – 1992
This book provides an overview of an evolving orientation to the facilitation of growth and learning that can be summarized as "challenge education." Challenge education is a complex synthesis of a variety of therapeutic, educational, recreational, rehabilitative, and enrichment strategies. Chapter 1 outlines the historical roots of challenge…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
PDF pending restorationLippitt, Linda; And Others – 1993
This document begins with a report of a study of the learning styles of American Indian students at the Sante Fe Indian School (New Mexico). Santa Fe Indian School is a secondary school of 550 students, primarily from the Pueblo communities of New Mexico. A learning style assessment instrument was administered to 459 students, Grades 7-12, in 4…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Brain Hemisphere Functions
