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PEOPL: PREPARING EFFECTIVE
OUTDOOR PURSUITS LEADERS

38 diagrams

128 pages

(1987)

$15

This book is a synopsis of a study designed to fill a gap in the body of knowledge related to selecting and training outdoor leaders for high adventure outdoor pursuits. The findings have direct application to the self-assessment of aspiring leaders, to the selection of outdoor staff, and to the development of training manuals. Furthermore, the ideas generated from the study may lend themselves to the resolution of the ubiquitous problem of outdoor leadership certification.

--Dr. Phyllis M. Ford.

These are the last few remaining copies of Simon Priest's classic Doctoral Dissertation

"Outdoor Leadership in Five Nations"

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AUTHORS

This is a translation of Simon Priest's PhD Dissertation without the complex statistics.

Simon Priest completed his dissertation and Doctoral degree at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR.

CONTENTS

1

INTRODUCTION

An international study of outdoor leadership

Definitions

2

BACKGROUND TO THE PROBLEM AND A SOLUTION

The problem

A solution

A little background

3

OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP IN THE FIVE NATIONS

Great Britain

Australia

New Zealand

Canada

United States

Summary

4

FOURTEEN COMPONENTS OF OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP

Review of past research and writing

Seven attributes of outdoor leaders

Seven skills of outdoor leaders

Certification and judgement of outdoor leaders

5

THE STUDY DESIGN

What was the study attempting to determine?

Why were the five nations chosen?

Who was involved in the study?

How was the survey created?

Where were the surveys sent and returned?

What analyses were performed on the returned surveys?

6

RESEARCH FINDINGS

Return rates

Demographic description of responding experts

Outdoor leadership concerns

Outdoor leadership components

Practical experience

Training and assessment

Selection, preparation, and certification

Experts' comments

Relationships of concerns and components

Grouping concerns

Grouping components

Associations between concerns and components

Predicting nationality

Discussion of the findings

Rating and ranking the components

Selection and preparation

Training and assessment

Certification

Differences among nations

National characteristics

7

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Components

Selection and preparation

Training and assessment

Certification

National characteristics and concerns

A model for outdoor leadership preparation in North America

Importance

Selection

Preparation

Training

Assessment

Certification

The PEOPL Paradigm Flowchart

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