About Me and Outdoor Adventure Education

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About me and OutdoorAdventure Education

Guan-Jang Wu


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Write down one question you have

about me or about outdoor education


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My Background

University

National Cheng-Chi University (1992-96)

Major Law


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My Background cont.

Graduate School (1999-2006)

University of Denver, M.S.

Resort and Tourism Management

Indiana University, Ph.D.

Leisure behavior

Minor in counseling psychologyProfessional training


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Professional Training

National Outdoor Leadership School(NOLS)

Summer semester in the Rockies (70 days)Waddington Range Mountaineering (30)

Instructor Course (35)

Led Olympic NP wilderness course (30)

NOLS Promo video


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Cont.Outward Bound Wilderness

Outward Bound instructor training (14)

Led Outward Bound course (10)

OB Wilderness Promo video


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Cont.Wilderness Education Association (WEA)

American Mountain Guide Association (AMGA)

American Canyoneering Association (ACA)Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS)

Leave No Trace (LNT) Master Educator course


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Cont.NCPES (2006current)

Kings Canyon National Park, USA (2005)

Island Peak, Nepal (2007)


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Popular Topics

Adventure therapy

Camps & camping

Corporate adventure

Environmental education

Experiential learning

Extreme expeditions

Facilitation

Group dynamics


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Popular Topics cont.

Peace education

Risk & safety

Ropes coursesSchools

Team building

Wilderness


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Key Players

NOLS

Outward Bound

Wilderness Education Association

Project Adventure


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Research in Outdoor

EducationEarly studies [1950-1960 in the USA] focus on operations

More than 130 masters theses and doctoral dissertations

focusing on outdoor education in this eraAdministration, general surveys, proposed programs, and

curriculum articulation.


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Research in O.E. cont.

1960s-1980s

The psychological, educational, andtherapeutic effects of outdoor programs on

participantsSelf-concepts

The effect of Outward Bound programs with

delinquent youthReporting positive, long-term benefits


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The effects of outdoor education programson classrooms, schools, and communities

The possible role of various causal factors(such as the facilitation methods used byan instructor) in influencing participants'outcomes


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The role of the natural environment in

outdoor education experiences

The role of particular activities orprocesses in influencing people's

outdoor education experiences


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Journal of ExperientialEducation (JEE), 2007

1. Perception and Reception: The Introductionof Licensing of Adventure Activities in GreatBritain. By: Woolven, Rowland; Allison, Pete;

Higgins, Peter.2. Evaluation of a Ropes Course Experiencefor At-Risk Secondary School Students. By:Conley, Laura; Caldarella, Paul; Young, Ellie.

3. Urban Service-Learning: An AuthenticTeaching Strategy to Deliver a Standards-Driven Curriculum. By: Soslau, Elizabeth G.;Yost, Deborah S..


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JEE cont.

4. Service-Learning and Natural

Resource Leadership. By: Newman,

Peter; Bruyere, Brett L.; Beh, Adam.5. Integrating Persons With Impairments

and Disabilities Into Standard Outdoor

Adventure Education Programs. By:Dillenschneider, Cindy.


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JEE cont.

6. The Wilderness Within: Reflections on Leisure

and Life, 3rd edition. By: Berkers, Anthony.

7. The Processing Pinnacle: An Educator's Guideto Better Processing. By: Swiderski, Michael.


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Issues in Outdoor

EducationRisk management issues

Abuse and death in programs

Injuries and fatality

Staff trainingCertification

Technology use in outdoors

Multicultural issues

Gender issuesEthical issues


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Africa Trip

August 2007

Mt. Kenya

Mt. KilimanjaroSlideshow movie


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Q & A

Documents

About Me and Outdoor Adventure Education