Adventure Education
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Author | : Bob Stremba |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0736071261 |
Written for instructors who want their classroom experience to be as involving as the field, Teaching Adventure Education Theory offers activities instructors can use to help students make the connections between theory and practice. Top educators provide lesson plans that cover adventure theory, philosophy, history, and conceptual models.
Author | : Chris Hodgson |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2011-04-21 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1135152306 |
Adventure Education is a form of experiential learning typically associated with activities involving risk, from cooperative games such as raft building to high adventure activities such as rock climbing. Adventure Education: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the planning, delivery and evaluation of Adventure Education, with a strong emphasis on professional practice and delivery. Written by a team of leading Adventure Educators who can draw upon an extensive experience base, the book explores the most important strategies for teaching, learning and implementation in Adventure Education. The book is fully illustrated throughout with real-world case studies and research surveying the key contemporary issues facing Adventure Education Practitioners. This includes essentials for the adventure educator such as risk management and tailoring activities to meet specific learning needs, as well as providing an insight into contemporary uses for adventure programmes. With outdoor and adventure activities being more popular than ever before, this book is essential reading for any student, teacher or practitioner looking to understand Adventure Education and develop their professional skills.
Author | : Alan W. Ewert |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2014-01-08 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 145044251X |
Outdoor Adventure Education: Foundations, Theories, Models, and Research steeps students in the theories, concepts, and developments of outdoor adventure education, preparing them for careers in this burgeoning field. This text is based on author Alan W. Ewert’s pioneering book Outdoor Adventure Pursuits: Foundations, Models, and Theories. Ewert and Sibthorp, both experienced practitioners, researchers, and educators, explore the outdoor adventure field today in relation to the changes that have occurred since Ewert’s first book. The authors present a comprehensive text on outdoor and adventure foundations, theories, and research that will provide the basis for the next generation of professionals.
Author | : Linda Ritson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2016-05-26 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1317311779 |
This essential guide promotes learning through activity-centred adventure experiences, providing skill development, social education and personal development for practitioners, teachers, support staff and youth groups. This book offers advice and practical guidance on planning, setting up and running adventure education sessions with children and young people. Divided into two parts, it gives an overview of adventure education, explaining how it relates to holistic and outdoor learning and how it encourages active engagement from the learners as well as the instructors. Adventure Education provides a toolkit of various games and activities that can be used with groups of young children, including parachute games, card and musical activities, and climbing and traversing games. This book will be essential reading for all Early Years practitioners, Primary teachers and support staff wanting to develop their skills and deliver adventure learning effectively, as well as youth groups looking to provide informal learning as well as physical opportunities.
Author | : Camille J. Bunting |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780736055024 |
This practical text offers simple activities and lesson plans for young people in a variety of school and community settings. The author examines why outdoor education is important and includes a step-by-step guide for planning field trips through to a complete outdoor education programme.
Author | : Richard G. Prouty |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics Publishers |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780736061797 |
Aimed at undergraduate students in physical education, as well as outdoor recreation professionals, this book provides strategies for adventure activities in a variety of recreational, educational, leisure and community settings. It explores the role of games, activities and initiatives in the practical application of outdoor adventure pursuits.
Author | : Kevin Redmond |
Publisher | : Human Kinetics |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 0736071318 |
Here, outdoor leaders will discover an abundance of ideas that can make their jobs easier, enrich their teaching knowledge and broaden their current programmes. A CD-ROM also accompanies the book and allows users to search for and print only the lessons they plan to use.
Author | : Alan Ewert |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2017-07-14 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1317388461 |
Outdoor adventure activities are becoming an increasingly popular part of physical education programs. The physical risks of these activities are often foremost in the minds of both instructors and participants, yet it is managing group behavior which can prove to be the most difficult. This is the first book for students and practitioners to address this essential aspect of outdoor adventure education (OAE). Outlining key evidence-based training practices, this book explains how to interact with groups ranging from adolescents to military veterans within a variety of outdoor adventure education contexts. It provides practical advice on how to promote positive behavior, while also offering guidance on how to mitigate negative behavior and manage a variety of challenging behavioral issues. With ten chapters full of real world examples from rock climbing to wilderness trekking, it provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the complexities of behavioral group management (BGM) in theory and practice. This book is vital reading for students training to be outdoor physical education instructors and for practitioners looking to enhance their group management skills.
Author | : Jane Panicucci |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : |
The very best of Project Adventure's 30 years of experience is captured in this book. The curriculum contains complete and sequenced K-12 lesson plans and is aligned with national and PE standards. Activities are designed to address such issues as developing leadership ability, enhancing problem-solving skills and learning to work as a member of a team. Assessment tools are also included.
Author | : Jeffrey Baierlein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2019-03-21 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781733349116 |
Your outdoor program provides fun, personal growth, adventure. It changes lives. But are your safety systems up to standards? If something happens, are you prepared to respond? Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure provides essential knowledge for any outdoor professional. Program managers, executives, volunteers and group leaders will learn the critical approaches and strategies for successfully anticipating and addressing outdoor program risks. Packed with real-life stories, current research findings, and best practices, Risk Management for Outdoor Programs: a Guide to Safety in Outdoor Education, Recreation and Adventure gives expert advice on: - Approaches to Risk Management - Standards - Legal Considerations - Safety Culture - Activities and Program Areas - Staff - Equipment - Participants - Subcontractors - Transportation - Business Administration - Risk Transfer - Incident Management - Incident Reporting - Incident Reviews - Risk Management Committee - Medical Screening - Risk Management Reviews - Media Relations - Documentation - Accreditation - Seeing Systems