Out of the fish tank: The impact of adventure programs as a catalyst for spiritual growth

Leisure/ Loisir

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 197-215

  Griffin, Jimmy ^a   LeDuc, Jonathan ^b  

^a JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JH Ranch   (United States)

Author keywords

Adventure education; Christian adventure programs; Religious education; Spiritual growth; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949336560     PISSN: 14927713     EISSN: 21512221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14927713.2009.9651436     Document Type: Article

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