Personal Learning or Prescribed Educational Outcomes: A Case Study of the Outward Bound Experience

Journal of Experiential Education

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 44-59

  Martin, Andrew J ^a   Leberman, Sarah I ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Experiential Learning; Mixed Method Approach; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959193736     PISSN: 10538259     EISSN: 2169009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105382590502800106     Document Type: Article

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