Designing Residential Wilderness Programs for Adults (The Professional Practices in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning Series)

Physically and emotionally removed from everyday responsibilities participants in adult residential education in wilderness areas are free to examine and even reevaluate their lives their values and their relationships. When adult learners accept that they are part of a complex and intimately connected web of life they are much more likely to respect and preserve all remaining wilderness areas. Link residential living to wilderness and the opportunity to contrast natural and civilized environments dramatically facilitates relationship building and self-examination. This book provides practical suggestions for successfully designing such experiences. Though many illustrations in the book come directly from the authors' experiences in residential programs in wilderness areas the underpinning assumptions and programmatic techniques can be applied in many residential settings.

Series: The Professional Practices in Adult Education And Lifelong Learning Series

Paperback: 150 pages

Publisher: Krieger Publishing Company; Original Ed edition (April 1 2006)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1575242826

ISBN-13: 978-1575242828

Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.2 x 8.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces