Effective leadership in adventure programming

• Main Authors: Priest, Simon (Author), Gass, Michael A. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign, IL Human Kinetics 2005
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Subjects: Recreation leadership; Outdoor recreation > Management; Leisure > Management; Recreational therapy > Management
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• Physical Description: xv, 328 pages : illustrations 29 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
• ISBN: 073605250X; 9780736052504

Effective Leadership in Adventure Programming, Second Edition, explains how the key elements of leadership work in theory and practice, and it helps train the next generation of adventure leaders-training that is paramount to developing the field. Through this text, readers will enhance their understanding of this rapidly growing profession. Renowned authors Simon Priest and Michael Gass provide in-depth descriptions and real-world applications of the technical, organizational, instructional, and facilitative skills that are essential to adventure leadership. The authors also identify what they call the metaskills that superior leaders use to combine the other essential skills seamlessly and effectively.