Facilitator, Teacher, or Leader? Managing Conflicting Roles in Outdoor Education

Journal of Experiential Education

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 239-254

  Thomas, Glyn ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Facilitation; Facilitation Roles; Outdoor Education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863331960     PISSN: 10538259     EISSN: 2169009X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105382590903200305     Document Type: Article

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