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Unpacking Adventure

Anecdotes are used to illustrate how White, male, European values are embedded in adventure education. Traditional European assumptions about risk, challenge, and individual accomplishment may not be relevant to other cultures, women, or disadvantaged people. Those in adventure education need to throw out the cookie cutters and explore other ways of reading the wilderness journey. (Contains 14 references.) (TD)

• Author/Creator: Newbery, Liz
• Date Published: Sum
• Journal/Secondary Title: Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education
• Number: 4
• Volume: 12
• Year: 2000

This resource is cataloged under:

• Network/channel: NCCRESt: Practices: Multicultural Educational Practices
• Subject: Cultural Influences
• Subject: Educational Philosophy
• Subject: Ethnocentrism
• Subject: Multicultural Education
• Subject: Perspective Taking
• Subject: Relevance (Education)
• Subject: Sex Role
• Subject: Social Bias

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