The Backcountry Classroom, 2nd; Lessons, Tools, and Activities for Teaching Outdoor Leaders

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2005-09-01
Publisher(s): FalconGuides
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Summary

This unique collection of lessons represents not only the fundamentals but the very foundation of leadership and outdoor skills. No outdoor students, educators, or leaders should be without a copy.

Author Biography

The Wilderness Education Association is a non-profit membership organization that promotes wilderness education and preservation through wilderness leadership training at the college level. Affiliate organizations are accredited to offer WEA's National Standard Program for Outdoor Leadership Certification (NSP). Successful graduates of these programs receive WEA certification.

Bruce Bonney has been teaching public high school social studies at Morrisville-Eaton Central School in New York for the past twenty-two years. A WEA instructor, he is also owner and operator of Wilderness Education Services which contracts with public schools for wilderness education training. He is an adjunct professor for North Country Community College.

Jack Drury is Associate Professor and Director of Wilderness Recreation Leadership at North Country Community College in New York. He is a WEA instructor having taught WEA NSP courses annually since 1979. He is currently president of the Wilderness Education Association.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition vii
Acknowledgments xi
Teaching and Learning
1(60)
Part 1. Strategies and Methodologies
4(14)
Part 2. Designing SPEC Experiences
18(14)
Part 3. The SPEC Teacher's Tool Bucket
32(29)
Backpacks: Pack Fitting
61(8)
Backpacks: Pack Packing
69(8)
Bathing and Washing
77(4)
Campsite Selection
81(8)
Catholes and Latrines: Proper Disposal of Human Waste
89(8)
Clothing Selection
97(20)
Collaboration: How We Approach Teamwork
117(14)
Crisis Management in the Backcountry
131(10)
Decision Making
141(32)
Part 1. An Introduction to Decision Making
142(10)
Part 2. A Process for Making Decisions
152(21)
Environmental Ethics
173(20)
Expedition Behavior
193(14)
Fire Site Preparation and Care
207(6)
Fire Building
213(8)
Food: Introduction to Cooking
221(6)
Food: Granola Preparation
227(4)
Food: Waste Disposal
231(4)
Food: Identification, Organization, and Preparation Tips
235(6)
Food: Quick-Bread Baking
241(6)
Food: Yeast Baking
247(6)
Food: Nutrition, Rations Planning, and Packaging
253(10)
Food: Protection
263(6)
Group Development
269(12)
Group Orienting and Monitoring
281(18)
Group Processing and Debriefing
299(8)
History of Outdoor Leadership
307(12)
Interpretation of the Natural and Cultural Environments
319(8)
Knots: An Introduction
327(16)
Leadership
343(28)
Part 1. What Is Leadership, and What Does It Take to Be a Leadership?
345(7)
Part 2. Leadership Styles and Leadership Implementation
352(19)
Navigation: Map Folding
371(4)
Navigation: Map Interpretation
375(8)
Navigation: An Introduction to the Compass
383(8)
Navigation: Combining the Map and Compass
391(6)
Navigation: Route Finding with Map and Compass
397(6)
Navigation: Triangulation with Map and Compass
403(4)
Navigation: An Introduction to GPS
407(12)
Personal Hygiene
419(10)
Rock Climbing: Leadership Considerations for Top Roping
429(10)
Safety: Emergency Procedures
439(4)
Safety: Risk Management
443(14)
Safety: Waterfront Safety in the Backcountry
457(6)
Stove Operation
463(8)
Travel Technique: An Introduction to Travel
471(10)
Travel Technique: Hiking
481(8)
Travel Technique: Canoeing and Sea Kayaking
489(10)
Trip Planning
499(10)
Water Treatment
509(10)
Weather
519(16)
References and Recommended Reading 535(34)
Index 569(21)
About the Authors 590

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