How do Outdoor Leaders Feel Connected to Nature Places?
Garrett Hutson & Diane Montgomery Outdoor leaders have an opportunity to promote and facilitate a bond with the out-of-doors, yet little research has been conducted to describe the evolving relationships between outdoor leaders and the natural environments with which they come into contact. The purpose of this study was to describe the perceptions of outdoors leaders towards the ways they feel connected to nature places. The outdoor leaders were students and staff from a large university in Midwestern US. The results are described as a two-factor solution reflecting two different views of outdoor leaders toward the ways they feel connected to places in nature, and were named as ‘deep-spirit’ and ‘ nature-emotion. Facilitating Experiences: A snapshot of what is happening out there. Tracey Dickson & Tonia Gray A primary goal in experiential education is to facilitate the learning from the activities in a meaningful, empowering and compelling manner, The activities, which are used to guid
