The field of outdoor education has changed considerably in the early 21st century. What was once considered leisure studies or recreation studies has grown into a multi-faceted field rich with environmentalism, leadership, wilderness medicine, adventure programming, and risk management.
Outdoor Education Leadership provides instructors with a thorough and comprehensive introduction to outdoor education leadership, while inviting students from across the disciplines to explore.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The World of Outdoor Education
2. Developmental Theories in Outdoor Education"
3. Inclusion in Outdoor Education
4. Location, Location, Location!
5. Teaching Strategies in Outdoor Education
6. Understanding Leadership
7. Leadership Styles
8. Leadership Communication
9. Leadership Ethics
10. Professional Codes of Ethics for Outdoor Educators
11. Risk Management: An Introduction
Diana M
Wagner
Dr. Diana Wagner is Professor of Education Leadership at Salisbury (MD) University. An avid kayaker, camper, musician, and wildfowl carver, she has served as a Volunteer Ranger with the Maryland Park Service since 2012, where she helps maintain the more than 30 miles of kayak trails at Janes Island State Park on the Chesapeake Bay. A native of Northern Wisconsin, Dr. Wagner holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Delaware. She has taught for more than twenty years in the areas of educational assessment and research, higher education leadership, social justice and human rights education, and outdoor education leadership.