Learning From and With Each Other: Outdoor Leaders’ Views on Personal Growth and Well-Being Through Expeditions With At-Risk Populations

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https://doi.org/10.18666/JOREL-2020-V12-I2-9823

Keywords:

expedition, wilderness journey, personal and social growth, outdoor leadership, self-concept, agency, safe space

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Author Biographies

Jule Hildmann, The University of Edinburgh

Moray House School of Education and Sport
Outdoor Environmental Education Unit

Senior Research Fellow

Seamus Hoyne, Limerick Institute of Technology

Secretary General of FEDARENE

Development and Public Engagement Manager

Simon White, The Venture Trust

Operations Resource Manager

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2020-05-18

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020)

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