The Effectiveness of Metaphoric Facilitation Styles in Corporate Adventure Training (CAT) Programs

Journal of Experiential Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 78-94

  Priest, Simon ^a   Gass, Michael A ^b  

^a MUHLENBERG COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate; Facilitation; Metaphor; Team Building

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959234213     PISSN: 10538259     EISSN: 2169009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105382590602900107     Document Type: Article

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