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Author:

Priest, Simon.

Title:

Effective leadership in adventure programming / Simon Priest, Michael A. Gass.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publisher:

Human Kinetics,

Copyright Date:

c2005

Description:

xv, 328 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Recreation leadership.
Outdoor recreation--Management.
Leisure--Management.
Recreational therapy.
Loisirs--Animation.
Loisirs de plein air--Gestion.
Loisir--Gestion.
Loisirs--Emploi en thérapeutique.

Other Authors:

Gass, Michael A.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

Introduction to effective outdoor leadership -- Philosophy of adventure programming -- History of adventure programming -- Individual behavior and motivation -- Group development and dynamics -- Technical skills -- Safety and risk management -- Environmental skills -- Trip planning -- Legal liability -- Experiential education -- Instructional methods -- Teaching models -- The process of facilitation -- Basic facilitation techniques -- Advanced facilitation techniques -- Facilitation roles -- Flexible leadership style -- Effective communication -- Experience-based judgment -- Problem solving -- Decision making -- Professional ethics -- Trends and issues.

ISBN:

9780736052504 (hardcover : alk. paper)
073605250X (hardcover : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2005003376

Locations:

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OAAX516 -- Maharishi University of Management Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)