The impact of participation in an inclusive adventure education trip on group dynamics

Journal of Leisure Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 153-176

  Sutherland, Sue ^a   Stroot, Sandra ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Inclusion; Sequential stage theory; Teambuilding

Indexed keywords

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 83655191887     PISSN: 00222216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222216.2010.11950199     Document Type: Article

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