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James Neill Last updated: 07 Jan 2007 |
AboutThis site provides resources about outdoor education and related programs and methods, such as residential camping, experiential education, environmental education, and adventure therapy.
The site tries to emphasize
international understandings of outdoor education and perspectives
from various disciplines and viewpoints. |
AudienceThe site is primarily designed to appeal to those interested in learning about how human's learn through experience, particularly experiences of the adventurous kind.
This site is mostly used by
outdoor and experiential education professors, teachers, practitioners, &
students, as well as social science researchers, psychologists & social
workers, and interested others. |
MissionTo enhance the quality and accessibility of philosophy, theory, research, & evaluation about outdoor, experiential education & related programs.
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GoalTo provide online access to academic resources such as articles, essays, papers, and theses about philosophical, theoretical, research, and evaluation aspects of outdoor education. |
ContentThe site focuses on 4 main areas -- philosophy, theory, research, & evaluation aspects of outdoor education & related programs. User-friendly summaries of the main topics are provided, along with on-line links to full-text articles and further information. In addition, the site provides practical resources such as as descriptions of games and activities, job listings, conferences, and training.
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How to ContributeOthers are welcome to submit material or links to related content. If you are interested in submitting your work, also check information in "Writing & Publishing on the Web: Some Hows & Whys".
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PrefaceA more indepth introduction to how this site was developed and its plans for the future can be found in the Preface. |
ReviewsRoger Greenaway wrote a 2002 review. Claire Forest wrote a 2003 review.
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KeywordsOutdoor, Adventure, Education, Research; Wilderness, Experiential, Learning, Therapy, Philosophy, Theory, Outcomes, Processes |
Usage
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IndexA keyword index is provided as a guide to the detailed contents on this site. |
Site MapView an automatically generated Free Find Site Map of the Center's pages. |
Popular PagesA good way to get familiar with this site is to Tour the 10 Most Popular Pages. |
UpdatesIf you wish to be kept informed of new content and changes to the Center, then consider subscribing to free email updates. |
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AuthorThis site has been largely designed and written by James Neill, a former Outward Bound instructor who has lectured and researched in psychology and outdoor education at the University of Canberra in Australia and the University of New Hampshire in the USA. More information about the author. |
FeedbackPlease send any comments about this site to James Neill, Your feedback is very useful. |
©Copyright 2001-2007The materials hosted on the www.wilderdom.com domain are, unless otherwise indicated, the intellectual property of James Neill. Permission is given for this material to be freely copied, reproduced, or adapted for educational, study and non-profit purposes providing that there is appropriate acknowledgement of the source. Reproduction without permission for profit-making ventures is not permitted.
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