
Outdoor Education Professional Papers
Past and present Outdoor Adventure Center (previously the Outdoor Program) staff have written several papers and articles on various outdoor subjects. These papers have been published online and are a great resource for anyone looking for information for personal and/or professional use.
"The Art of Teaching Map and Compass: Instructional Techniques, Curricular Formats and Practical Field Exercises" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education).
"The Common Adventure Model of Outdoor Programming: Philosophical Foundations, Definition and the Effect of Filtering" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education)
"A Computerized Cataloging System for an Outdoor Program Library or Resource Center" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 1992 and 1993 International Conferences on Outdoor Recreation).
"An Essay: The Culture of Safety" (Pending: Proceedings of the 2000 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education).
"Benefit Cost Analysis of Non-commercial Outdoor Programs" (Appeared in High-Adventure Outdoor Pursuits: Organization and Leaderhip, 1987 and Proceedings of the 1986 Conference on Outdoor Recreation).
"Changing Times in Outdoor Education: An Essay" (Appeared in the Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education)
"Cost Benefit Analysis of Recreation Programs for the Disabled" (Research paper as a part of a Department of Education grant, 1991).
"Developing a Winter Hut System" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 1984 Conference on Outdoor Recreation).
"Examining Delivery Systems of Outdoor Programs: The Common Adventure Concept of Outdoor Programming" (Presented at the 1982 NECAA National Conference).
"Fund Raising: The Options Available to Outdoor Programs" (Appeared in the Proceedings of the 1990 National Conference on Outdoor Recreation)
"Generational Analysis: A New Method of Examining the History of Outdoor Adventure Activities and a Possible Predictor of Long Range Trends" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 2005 Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education).
"Historical Perspectives of Outdoor and Wilderness Recreation Programming in the United States" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 1984 Conference on Outdoor Recreation and The Outdoor Programming Handbook).
"An IBM Compatible Participant Data Base System for Outdoor Programs" (Appeared in the Proceedings of the 1992 and 1993 International Conferences on Outdoor Recreation).
"Management and Administration of Outdoor Programs" (Appeared in Adventure Education, 1990. Revised 1998 ).
"Minimizing the Liability Exposure of Outdoor Recreation Programs" (From The Outdoor Programming Handbook)
"A Model Theory of Outdoor Program Approaches" (Appeared in High Adventure Pursuits: Organization and Leadership, 1989).
"Navigating from the Classroom to the Outdoors: Teaching Map and Compass" (Appeared in the Journal of Physical Education, Receation and Dance, 1996).
"An Organizational History of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE)" (Appeared in: Proceedings of the 2005 Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education)
"An Operational Definition and Description of College Outdoor Programs" (Presented at the Association of College Unions International Conference, March 1973).
"An Outline of Kayak Teaching Techniques" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 1991 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation).
"The Proposed Expanded Class I System of Rating Rivers" (Pending: Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation)
"Revisiting the Common Adventure Concept: An Annotated Review of the Literature, Misconceptions and Contemporary Perspectives" (Appeared in: Proceedings of the 13th Annual International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education)
"Should Outdoor Leaders be Certified" (Appeared in the Bulletin of the Association of College Unions International, June 1983).
"Teaching Avalanche Safety Courses: Instructional Techniques and Field Exercises" (Appeared in the Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education)
"The Use of Intuition in the Outdoors" (Appeared in the Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education)
"Whitewater River Accident Analysis" (Appeared in Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education, Held at Cornell University.)
"The Wrong Side of the Edge: An Essay" (Appeared in To The Extreme: Alternative Sports Inside and Out. 2003)
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