ADVENTURE EDUCATION
Following is some general information about resources and tools to assist researchers in the field Adventure Education. This is just a sampling of what the Quimby Library has in its collection.
FINDING BOOKS
The library’s holdings are best accessed through Athena, our online catalog. This system can be searched by author, title, subject heading, or key word. Help in using the system is available online and at the reference/circulation desk. The library catalog [http://www.unity.edu/library/] can be accessed from the library as well as your home or office via the internet.
The library holdings are arranged by the Library of Congress classification system and uses Library of Congress subject headings. Examples of possible subjects include:
Adventure education; Adventure games; Authorship; Environmental Education; Experiential learning; Games; Group games; Leisure; Outdoor Education; Outdoor Recreation; Parks; Recreation; Recreation leadership; Report writing; Survival skills; Wilderness; Wilderness Areas – Recreational Use; Wilderness survival
REFERENCE SOURCES
ABC's of grantsmanship : a project of the American Association for Leisure and Recreation, an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance / S. Harold Smith, Daniel D. McLean. HG177.5.U6 S64 1988
Dictionary of concepts in recreation and leisure studies / Stephen L. J. Smith REF GV11 .S57 1990
Dictionary of statistics & methodology : a nontechnical guide for the social sciences / W. Paul Vogt. REF HA17 .V64 1999
Doing honest work in college : how to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic success / Charles Lipson. PN171.F56 L56 2004
Encyclopedia of leisure and outdoor recreation / eds. J.M. Jenkins & J.J. Pigram REF GV11 .E55 2003
Environmental Resource Handbook REF GE20 .E586 2003/04
Journal writing in experiential education: possibilities, problems, and recommendations / (ERIC Document) http://www.ael.org/eric/digests/edorc03-5.pdf
Manual of accreditation standards for adventure programs / eds. D. Leemon, et al. LB1027.23 .M36 2005
Opportunities in recreation and leisure careers / Clayne R. Jensen, Jay H. Naylor GV160 .J45 1990
Outdoor leadership : theory and practice / B. Martin, et al. GV181.4 .O98 2006
Outdoor recreation program directory & data/resource guide / David J. Webb REF GV191.4 .W4 2002
Parks directory of the United States REF E160 .S65 2001
QuickSilver: adventure games, initiative problems, trust activities and a guide to effective leadership / K. Rohnke, S. Butler GV362 .R567 1995
Recreation and park education curriculum catalog REF GV181.35 .R4
Recreation trends and markets : the 21st century / John R. Kelly, Rodney B. Warnick. GV53 .K44 1999
Research methods in park, recreation, and leisure services / Ananda Mitra and Sam Lankford GV14.5 .M65 1999
Rules of the game : the complete illustrated encyclopedia of all the sports of the world REF GV731 .D52 1974
The Wilderness Act handbook / The Wilderness Society REF KF5635.A32 A162 2000
Wilderness risk management: proceeding of the … Wilderness Risk Management Conference GV191.67.W5 W5 2001
Writing activities: a primer for outdoor educators (ERIC document) http://www.ael.org/eric/digests/edorc03-1.pdf
Digital Book Index http://www.digitalbookindex.com/about.htm
National Academy Press (Full text of over 3000 titles) http://books.nap.edu/index.html
FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES AND CONFERENCE REPORTS
The following abstracting/indexing databases will help you find published non-book literature.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) http://search.epnet.com/
Environment Complete (EBSCOhost) http://search.epnet.com/
ERIC (EBSCOhost) http://search.epnet.com/
MyLibrary@OCKHAM http://mylibrary.ockham.org/?cmd=about
JOURNALS/E-JOURNALS
Bradford Papers Online http://www.indiana.edu/~outdoor/bponline/
Camping Magazine
Horizons: practical outdoor learning
International Journal of Wilderness (Free sample articles from each issue) http://ijw.wilderness.net/
JOPERD: the journal of physical education, recreation and dance
Journal of adventure education and outdoor learning
Journal of environmental education
Journal of experiential education
Journal of leisure research
Journal of Leisurability (v22:2 1995 – v27:1 2000) http://www.lin.ca/htdocs/findrs.cfm
Journal of park and recreation administration (current issues on the web, older issues in print) http://www.sagamorepub.com/ebooks/
Journal of the Wilderness Education Association http://www.weainfo.org/en/cms/?630
Leisure sciences
New Zealand journal of outdoor education
Outdoor education and recreation law quarterly
The Outdoor Network: the global forum for outdoor professionals
Palaestra: forum of sport, physical education & recreation for those with disabilities
Parks and recreation
Ragged edge: the disability experience
Sports ‘n spokes: the magazine for wheelchair sports and recreation
Wilderness medicine newsletter: for the recognition, treatment, and prevention of wilderness emergencies
ASSOCIATIONS/SOCIETIES
Academy of Leisure Sciences http://www.academyofleisuresciences.org/alsintro.htm
Accreditation Council of the Association for Experiential Education http://aee.org/customer/pages.php?pageid=12
American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance http://www.aahperd.org/
American Association for Leisure and Recreation http://www.aahperd.org/aalr/template.cfm
American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration http://rptsweb.tamu.edu/AAPRA/
American Camping Association http://www.acacamps.org
American Canoe Association http://www.aca-paddler.org/
American Recreation Coalition http://www.funoutdoors.com/arc
Association for Challenge Course Technology http://www.acctinfo.org/
Association for Experiential Education http://www.aee.org/
Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education http://www.aore.org/
The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors http://www.outdooredcoalition.org
European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential Learning http://www.eoe-network.org/home.htm
Institute for Outdoor Learning http://www.outdoor-learning.org
International Consortium for Experiential Learning (ICEL) http://www.el.uct.ac.za/icel/
Maine Recreation and Park Association http://www.merpa.org/
National Association of Environmental Professionals http://www.naep.org/
National Recreation and Park Association http://www.nrpa.org/
Outdoor Industry Association http://www.outdoorindustry.org/
Outward Bound USA http://www.outwardbound.org/
Professional Ropes Course Association (PRCA) http://www.prcainfo.org/
Wilderness Education Association http://www.weainfo.org/
World Leisure http://www.worldleisure.org/
VIDEOS/DVD
Beyond the barriers / a film by Eric Perlman and Mark Wellman. VIDEO 790.196 B468
Camp White Cloud goes to court : training issues for staff in risk management / American Camping Association. VIDEO 790.069 C15
How we play : recreational options for people with disabilities / by Curtis Craven, Texas Parks and Wildlife. VIDEO 790.196 H83
Soft paths : how to enjoy the wilderness without harming it / produced in partnership by the National Outdoor Leadership School and the U.S. Forest Service. VIDEO 333.784 So23
WEB SITES
Acadia Recreation and Leisure Online http://ace.acadiau.ca/fps/srmk/rlonline/
Free Reference Lists, Laboratory for Leisure, Tourism & Sport, University of Connecticut http://playlab.uconn.edu/frl.htm
Hurricane Island Outward Bound http://www.hurricaneisland.org/index.cfm
Institute for Outdoor Learning and Education: a resource for practitioners and academics in adventure education and outdoor leadership http://www.indiana.edu/%7outdoor/IOLE.htm
Leave No Trace Center For Outdoor Ethics http://www.LNT.org/
National Center on Accessibility http://www.indiana.edu/~nca/
National Outdoor Leadership School http://www.nols.edu/resources/research/index.shtml
National Recreation Database http://www.lin.ca/htdocs/findrs.cfm
OutdoorEd.com (Web resource for outdoor & experiential education professionals) http://www.outdoored.com/default.aspx
Outdoor Education Research & Evaluation Center http://www.wilderdom.com/research.html
The Outdoor Network: The Online Portal for Outdoor Industry Professionals http://www.outdoornetwork.com/
Outdoor Recreation Research http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/recres.html
GOVERNMENT
National Park Service http://www.nps.gov/
Recreation.Gov http://www.recreation.gov/
USA.gov The U.S. Government’s official web portal http://www.usa.gov/
Dorothy W. Quimby Library Updated August 13, 2007