Outdoor Recreation: Understanding Quality Programming is designed to provide instructors and administrators of outdoor-recreation activities with a comprehensive overview of the essentials of providing quality experience-based learning programs. The basic concepts, skills, and exercises involved in successfully reaching out to and involving individuals in a group are discussed and demonstrated in an easy-to-understand manner. For the purpose of ensuring a personally meaningful experience for each and every participant, the techniques employed are appropriate for all outdoor-recreation settings and activities.
Among the topics covered:
Among the topics covered:
- The experiential learning process
- Awareness of participant motivations
- Creating a safe learning environment
- Group dynamics
- Ice breakers
- Processing the experience
- Learning styles
- Instructional goals
- Instructor/guide responsibilities
