title: The acquisition of life skills through adventure-based activities and programs: a review of the literature.
abstract: This paper discusses the definition of at-risk elementary and secondary school students and identifies incidence and prevalence of various related stressors and behaviors. Assessment issues for at-risk students are highlighted. Theoretical issues that pertain to early adolescence and educational adventure-based program approaches that have been used to intervene or assist in risk remediation for the identified student are addressed. A comparison between the adventure-based programs and the more traditional life skills approach is presented. Empirical evaluations and limitations of adventure programming and adventure-based counseling as well as practice implications and suggestions for further research are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Social Work, N.Y. 14260-1050, USA.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Moote
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wodarski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012947:Social Work / Q000379:methods*; D012951:Socialization; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors