Product Description

Outdoor education still has a long way to go in terms of its acceptance by educational organisations and the public at large, some of whom even question its very meaning and purpose. This important new book - will help clarify aims and encourage the pursuit of good practice...as well as provide a detailed overview for those trainers, commissioners and funders with whom outdoor educators work in partnership. The RHP Companion to Outdoor Education is "a lucid and helpful assessment of the state of outdoor education today, with an important focus on how differing individuals and groups may learn from outdoor experience...a summary of the differing approaches...a catalyst for further experiment and innovation..." From the Foreword by Roger Putnam MBE, former chair of the Mountain Leader Training Board, the National Association for Outdoor Education and the English Outdoor Council. Providing information about outdoor education in its many and varied guises, the editors' intention is to change readers' thinking by: introducing ideas and topics they have not encountered before; reminding them of methods, principles or issues which may have been forgotten; reinforcing principles which ar

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193104 in Books
• Published on: 2004-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

Review
"We feel that one of the book's particular strengths is the varied manner in which the chapters are presented by an impressive array of authors from diverse backgrounds in outdoor education. Some do have an 'academic' ring where the text is well supported by extensive literature reviews. Others have been written from the perspective of practice and application - in public, voluntary and commercial sectors - and try to pass on the wisdom that can only come from practical experience. The reader will have to take ideas from the book, dwell on their merits, perhaps experiment with them in practice where appropriate and also embark on discussion with colleagues. We expect that whilst readers may disagree with some aspects of what they read, they will also digest others that allow them to move forwards as practitioners or theorists." The Editors"

About the Author
The editors, Peter Barnes and Bob Sharp, both of the University of Strathclyde, are experienced outdoor educators. Peter Barnes is also author of Leadership with young people (RHP, 2002)