Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming
by Simon Priest, Michael Gass
3rd Edition
Publisher: Human Kinetics, Inc.
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781492547860 |
| eText ISBN | 9781492553427 |
| Publisher | Human Kinetics, Inc. |
| Publishing Year | 2018 |
| Edition | 3rd Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 448 |
*Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming*, 3rd Edition, is a textbook designed to prepare outdoor leaders with evidence-based practices and core competencies for program delivery.
The volume covers foundational philosophy, history, and professional ethics alongside essential capabilities such as safety and risk management, technical activities, and environmental practices. It also addresses cognitive competencies, including conditional leadership, communication, problem solving, and decision making across recreational, educational, developmental, and therapeutic programming.
Aligned with accreditation standards from the Association for Experiential Education, the text supports the training of new outdoor leaders while offering a reference for experienced practitioners.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Evidence
Chapter 2: Philosophy
Chapter 3: Professional Ethics
Chapter 4: History
Chapter 5: Technical Activity Skills
Chapter 6: Safety and Risk Skills
Chapter 7: Environmental Skills
Chapter 8: Organizational Skills
Chapter 9: Social Psychology
Chapter 10: Conditional Leadership
Chapter 11: Communication
Chapter 12: Instructional Skills
Chapter 13: Facilitation Skills
Chapter 14: Decision Making
Chapter 15: Problem Solving
Chapter 16: Sound Judgment
Chapter 17: Trends and Issues
Chapter Appendix: Therapeutic Applications
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