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Leader Integration Competencies And Staff Training, Leo Mcavoy, Jim Roehl, John Rynders
Leader Integration Competencies And Staff Training, Leo Mcavoy, Jim Roehl, John Rynders
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this study was to test that competencies about inclusion were learned in staff training. Specifically, the study sought to identify the leadership competencies necessary for leaders in integrated outdoor adventure programs and to measure the effectiveness of a staff training addressing one of these competencies (the ability to apply integration strategies). This study was exploratory in nature and centered on one agency, Wilderness Inquiry, Inc. (WI) of Minneapolis, which is recognized as the foremost integrated outdoor adventure program in the country. The study focused on current staff of Wilderness Inquiry and on the approximately 30 new program …