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Outward Bound International Bibliography

Following is a comprehensive Bibliography of books, articles and research papers on Outward Bound. It has been prepared by the University of Indiana as part of an online database they are building on Outward Bound International

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Outward Bound Reference List

Strategies for success (2000). Educational Leadership v 52 Nov 1994 4-13.

Adams, D., Taylor, R., & Barnes, N. (1987). Path of honor :the story of VisionQuest. (1st ed. ed.) Tucson, Ariz.: Blue Horse Productions.

Adams, T. T. (1999). Perception of risk :a proposed study on how instructors during an outward bound course can influence their students perception of risk on a ropes course through the use of framing.

Amber, P. (1981). Alternative programming in experiential education.

American Institutes, f. R., American Association of School Administrators., American Federation, o. T., National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, & National Education Association of the United States. (1999). An educators' guide to schoolwide reform. Arlington, Va.: Educational Research Service.

Ancona, D. G. & Sloan School, o. M. (1989). Outward bound :strategies for team survival in the organization. (Vols. WP 3006-89.) Cambridge, Mass.: Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Anderson-Hanley, C. C. Identity development: The comparative effects of two outward bound-type programs and a control condition on college students.

Asher, S. J., Huffaker, G. Q., & McNally, M. Therapeutic considerations of wilderness experiences for incest and rape survivors.

Attarian, A. The effects of Outward Bound training on the risk-taking propensity of corporate managers.

Attarian, A. & Gault, L. Treatment of Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: a model program. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance v 63 Apr 1992 56-59.

Bacon, S. & Colorado Outward, B. S. (1983). The conscious use of metaphor in Outward Bound. Denver, CO.: Colorado Outward Bound School.

Baer, D. J., Jacobs, P. J., & Carr, F. E. Instructors' ratings of delinquents after Outward Bound survival training and their subsequent recidivism.

Bigley, J. A. (2000). Aboman's guide to wilderness schools and primitive events. Salt lake City: G. Smith.

Black, S. (2000). Peak performance. Executive Educator v 17 Mar 1995 30-34.

Booth, T. A., Simons, K., & Booth, W. (1990). Outward bound :relocation and community care for people with learning difficulties. Milton Keynes, England: Open University Press.

Brennan, B. M. (1994). Voyageur Outward Bound School Ely staff resource manual.

Buchanan, D. (2000). Outward Bound goes to the inner city. Educational Leadership v 50 Dec 1992/Jan 1993 38-41.

Buck, C. W. Stress and growth: Some suggestions about a positive relationship.

Burton, L. M. A critical analysis and review of the research on Outward Bound and related programs.

Bushweller, K. (2000). Expeditions in learning. The American School Board Journal v 184 Apr 1997 30-33.

Caesar, G. (1965). Outward bound :how to build a man the hard way : how much can you endure if you really try? .. Greenwich, Conn.: Fawcett Publications.

Castellano, T. C. & Soderstrom, I. R. Therapeutic wilderness programs and juvenile recidivism: A program evaluation.

Colins, G. L. (1980). Utilizing adventure education to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. Denver, Colo.: Outward Bound.

Colorado Outward, B. S. (1984). Colorado Outward Bound instructor's manual. Denver, Colo.: Colorado Outward Bound School.

Colorado Outward, B. S. (1985). Colorado Outward Bound logistics handbook. Denver, Colo.: Colorado Outward Bound School.

Cousins, E., Rodgers, M., & Expeditionary Learning, O. B. (1995). Fieldwork :an Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound reader. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

Cousins, E., Expeditionary Learning, O. B., & Outward Bound, I. (1998). Reflections on design principles. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Pub. Co.

Crawford, S. A. G. M. (1998). Should outdoor education be a regular part of physical education programs addressing the national standards? Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance v 69 no6 Aug 1998 11.

Crenshaw, L. & North Carolina Outward Bound School. (1994). Earthbook :the North Carolina Outward Bound School. (2nd ed. ed.) Morganton, N.C.: The School.

Curcio, V. E., Fish, T. R., Lochiatto, P. A., Rogan, J. M., Rogers, P. H., & Sherwood, S. A. (1971). Opinions of attendant staff toward the outward bound program at the Walter E. Fernald State School:A contribution to the realization of the outward bound program.

Davis, M. R. The effects of Outward Bound training on individuals' propensity for risk taking.

Devlin, A. S. Survival skills training during freshman orientation: Its role in college adjustment.

Dolphy, E., Hubbard, F., Byard, J., Tucker, G., Hanes, R., & Eric, D. Q. (198). Outward bound. Berkeley, CA: Prestige.

Ellis, T. L. (1998). Do outward bound type programs improve the self-esteem of at- risk students?

Ewert, A. W. (1982). A study of the effects of participation in an Outward Bound short course upon the reported self-concepts of selected participants.

Ewert, A. W. (1989). Outdoor adventure pursuits :foundations, models, and theories. Columbus, Ohio: Pub. Horizons.

Fielding, K. S. & Hogg, M. A. Social identity, self-categorization, and leadership: A field study of small interactive groups.

Fletcher, B. A. (1970). Outward bound: students of outward bound schools in Great Britain:a follow-up study. Bristol: University of Bristol School of Education.

Fletcher, B. A. (1971). The challenge of Outward Bound. London: Heinemann.

Franks, T. B. (1994). A comparative study of selected agencies providing challenge course instructor training.

Fried, K. L. The impact of a vigorous physical and emotionally demanding social experience on modifying adolescent self-concept.

Fry, S. K. & Heubeck, B. G. The effects of personality and situational variables on mood states during Outward Bound wilderness courses: An exploration.

Gassner, M. E. (1998). Research, design, and implementation of an instructor's adventure education scheme:the case of Outward Bound Sabah, Malaysia.

Geens, S. (1992). Reflections upon the instructor development practicum spring 1991 North Carolina outward bound school.

Gillette, J. H. A study of attitude changes as a result of Outward Bound Mountain Ski School, C-60.

Gilliam, S. M. (1989). An outward bound course proposal for adult children of alcoholics, designed for Voyageur Outward Bound School.

Godfrey, B. (1980). Outward Bound, schools of the possible. (1st ed. ed.) Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press/Doubleday.

Godfrey, R. J. Outward Bound: A model for educational change and development.

Golins, G. L. (1980). Utilizing adventure education to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents. Las Cruces, N.M.: Educational Resources Information Center, Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, New Mexico State University.

Gunkle, R. A. (1973). The value of a wilderness experiences program :an alternative to hospitalization of the mentally ill person.

Hall, R. D. (1987). Linking resources, learning and experience in a multicultural world.

Hanna, G. (2000). Wilderness-related environmental outcomes of adventure and ecology education programming. The Journal of Environmental Education v 27 Fall 1995 21-32.

Hattie, J., Marsh, H. W., & Neill, J. T. Adventure education and Outward Bound: out-of-class experiences that make a lasting difference. Review of Educational Research v 67 Spring 1997 43-87.

Heggenhougen, H. K. Reaching new highs: Alternative therapies for drug addicts.

Hendy, C. M. Outward Bound and personality: 16 PF profiles of instructors and ipsative changes in male and female students 16-19 years of age.

Hennig, L. (1988). Environmental perception and well-being :an Outward Bound case study.

Herdman, P. (2000). When the wilderness becomes a classroom. Educational Leadership v 52 Nov 1994 15-19.

Heunis, C. D.-P. Adventure-related team building in a contemporary society: A Human Movement Science perspective.

Hobbs, W. (1991). Downriver. New York: Atheneum.

Hogan, J. M. (1968). Impelled into experiences:the story of the Outward Bound schools. Wakefield: Educational Productions.

Howard, J. M., Wheeler, M., Barnett, H., Glenn, L., & Outward Bound, I. (1996). Outward Bound instructor's guide to managing adolescents in the field. (1st ed. ed.) Garrison, NY (Rt. 9D, R2, Box 280, Garrison 10524-9757: Outward Bound.

Hughes, P. T. The influence of an outward bound experience on the self-esteem, leadership and team effectiveness of a corporate management team.

Huie, J. C. A semester outward bound course: An exploratory study of effects on locus of control, values, and life meanings.

Hunter, G. C. Outward Bound in juvenile corrections: The potential of a superordinate group task in the reduction of imaginary audience preoccupation in violent delinquent youth.

Husted, S. W. The role of challenge as a motivating force in academic engagement for at-risk youth: Outward bound revisited.

Hyer, L., Boyd, S., Scurfield, R., Smith, D., & Burke, J. Effects of Outward Bound experience as an adjunct to inpatient PTSD treatment of war veterans.

Isaac, J. & Goth, P. (1991). The outward bound wilderness first-aid handbook. New York: Lyons & Burford.

Israel, E. Treatment intervention with battered women.

James, D. (1957). Outward Bound. London: Routledge and Paul.

James, T. (1980). The paradox of safety and risk. (Vols. v. 3, no. 2.) Denver: Association for Experiential Education.

James, T. (1980). Education at the edge :the Colorado Outward Bound School. (1st ed. ed.) Denver, Colo.: Colorado Outward Bound School.

Jeneid, M. (1967). Adventuring Outward Bound;a manual. Melbourne: Lansdowne Press.

Johnson, R. A counselor education outreach program: Serving the black inmate.

Johnson, W. K. (1992). Outward Bound :how length of course affects self-concept and other psychological constructs.

Jones, C. A. (1978). An evaluation of the effects of an Outward Bound-type of program upon the self concepts and academic achievement of high school students.

Jordan, D. J. (1988). An examination of gender differences in perceptions of outdoor leaders by Colorado Outward Bound pre-registrants.

Jung, J. An action-oriented programme as an alternative in corrections.

Kalisch, K. R. (1979). The role of the instructor in the Outward Bound educational process :a manual for serious educators everywhere. Three Lakes, Wisc.: K.R. Kalisch.

Kaplan, L. Outward Bound: A treatment modality unexplored by the social work profession.

Keck, M. A. (1988). A comparative study of selected agencies providing outdoor adventure programs for youth-at-risk.

Keck, M. A. (1988). A comparative study of staffing patterns at selected agencies providing outdoor adventure programs for youth-at-risk.

Kelly, F. J. & Baer, D. J. Jesness Inventory and self-concept measures for delinquents before and after participation in Outward Bound.

Kelly, F. J., Baer, D. J., Katz, R., & Kolb, D. (1968). Outward Bound schools as an alternative to institutionalization for adolescent delinquent boys. Boston: Printed by Fandel Press.

Kennedy, B. P. & Minami, M. The Beech Hill Hospital/Outward Bound Adolescent Chemical Dependency Treatment Program.

Ketchin, A. F. (1981). Women out of bounds :an ethnography of Outward Bound as a symbolic experience.

Kiewa, J. Self-control: The key to adventure? Towards a model of the adventure experience.

Kimball, R. O. (2000). Experiential therapy for youths: the adventure model. Children Today v 15 Mar/Apr 1986 26-31.

King, D. & Harmon, P. (1979). Evaluation of the Colorado Outward Bound School's Adventure Home Project in Boulder, Colorado. Boulder?: s.n.

Kirkpatrick, M. K., Brown, S. T., & Koldjeski, D. (2000). ROPES: an experiential learning activity for leadership skills. Nurse Educator v 22 Nov/Dec 1997 48-51.

Koch, D. (1982). A therapeutic treatment model combining Outward Bound and reality therapy.

Koepke, S. M. (1973). The effects of Outward Bound participation upon anxiety and self concept.

Kuller, A. M. & Stewart, T. (1990). An outward bound school. Mahwah, N.J.: Troll Associates.

Landry, P. A. & McNair, M. L. (1992). The Outward Bound canoeing handbook. New York, NY: Lyons & Burford.

Leiweke, J. T. The influence of the twenty-four day Outward Bound experience on self-actualization.

Lemmon, J., LaTourrette, D., & Hauver, S. One year outcome study of outward bound experience on the psychosocial functioning of women with mild traumatic brain injury.

Levine, D. U. (1971). Models for integrated education;alternative programs of integrated education in metropolitan areas. Worthington, Ohio: C. A. Jones Pub. Co.

Luckner, J. (2000). Expanding personal limits- outward bound and the hearing impaired. The Volta Review v 90 May 1988 233-235.

Marsh, H. W. Global self-esteem: Its relation to specific facets of self-concept and their importance.

Marsh, H. W. Multitrait-multimethod analyses: Inferring each trait-method combination with multiple indicators.

Marsh, H. W., Richards, G. E., & Barnes, J. Multidimensional self-concepts: A long-term follow-up of the effect of participation in an Outward Bound program.

Marsh, H. W., Richards, G. E., & Barnes, J. Multidimensional self-concepts: The effect of participation in an Outward Bound Program.

Marsh, H. W. & Richards, G. E. The Rotter locus of control scale: The comparison of alternative response formats and implications for reliability, validity, and dimensionality.

Marsh, H. W., Richards, G., & United States.Office of Educational Research and Improvement. (1986). The Outward Bound Bridging Course for low-achieving high school males :effect on academic achievement and multidimensional self-concepts. Washington, D.C.: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of Education.

Mathias, D. W. (1977). An evaluation of the Outward Bound solo experience as an agent in enhancing self concepts. Eugene: Microform Publications, College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Oregon.

Matthai, R. A. The effect of Outward Bound on sense of competence.

McKean, P. F. (1969). Towards an explanation of Outward Bound: rite de passage, revitalization movement, or play? Providence, R. I..

McPeake, J. D., Kennedy, B., Grossman, J., & Beaulieu, L. Innovative adolescent chemical dependency treatment and its outcome: A model based on Outward Bound programming.

McWilliam, G. More about indoors than outdoors: A look at outdoor management training.

Meier, J. F., Morash, T. W., & Welton, G. (1980). High-adventure outdoor pursuits :organization and leadership. Columbus, Ohio: Publishing Horizons.

Meyer, D., Meyer, D., & Madden, D. (1973). To know by experience: Outward Bound, North Carolina. ([1st ed.] ed.) Morganton, N.C.: Artcraft Press.

Meyer, D. (1979). The management of risk. (Vols. v. 2, no. 2.) Denver: Association for Experiential Education.

Miles, J. (2000). Wilderness as a learning place. The Journal of Environmental Education v 18 Winter 1986/1987 33-40.

Miner, J. L. & Boldt, J. R. (1981). Outward Bound U.S.A. :learning through experience in adventure-based education. (1st ed. ed.) New York: Morrow.

Minnesota Outward, B. S. & Outward Bound, I. (1964). The Minnesota Outward Bound School, in association with Outward Bound, Inc., offers challenge through wilderness adventure to young men 16 to 23 as they develop :physical strength and skill, self-reliance, self-discipline, understanding of others, satisfaction in service to others. Minneapolis, Minn.: The School.

Morley, C. (1924). Outward bound. Grand Rapids, Mich.: The Priv. Press of O. A. Wallace.

Murphy, E. A. (1934). Outward bound. Louisville, Ky.: John P. Morton & Co.

Murray, M. H. (1986). A descriptive analysis of an outward bound process teachers' practicum.

North Carolina State University.Dept.of Recreation Resources Administration. (1990). North Carolina's resources directory for adventure/outdoor education services, 1989-90. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina State University, College of Forest Resources, Dept. of Recreation Resources Administration, Recreation Resources Services.

North, C. F. Records. North Carolina.Fund.records.

Northen, S. (1994). Outward but not bounders. The Times Educational Supplement no4049 Feb 4 1994 supp Going Places 7.

Nye, R. P. The influence of an outward bound program on the self-concept of the participants.

Oakes, P. J., Haslam, S. A., Morrison, B., & Grace, D. Becoming an in-group: Reexamining the impact of familiarity on perceptions of group homogeneity.

Optic, O. (1867). Outward bound :or, Young America afloat : a story of travel and adventure. Boston: Lee and Shepard.

Outward Bound, I. (/19). Outward bound schools. Andover, Mass.: Outward Bound, Inc.

Parker, A. & Taylor, D. (1982). One man's dream. Auckland: Distributed by Lindon Publishing.

Parkhurst, M. J. (1983). A study of the perceived influence of a Minnesota Outward Bound course on the lives of selected women graduates.

Paxton, T. S. Self-efficacy and outdoor adventure programs: A quantitative and qualitative analyses.

Pleasants, C. R. (1981). An internship with Outward Bound and the physically disabled.

Pommier, J. H. & Witt, P. A. Evaluation of an Outward Bound School plus family training program for the juvenile status offender.

Randall, G. (1989). The Outward Bound map & compass handbook. New York, NY: Lyons & Burford.

Reddrop, S. & National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies (1997). Outdoor programs for young offenders in detention : :an overview. Hobart, Tas.: National Clearinghouse for Youth Studies.

Reed, R. (1995). A proposal for North Carolina outward bound titled the wilderness and literacy course.

Richards, A. (1981). Kurt Hahn, the midwife of educational ideas.

Richardson, J. (2000). Through physical challenge, principal, parents help develop new vision for N.J. school. Education Week v 12 Nov 11 1992 6-7.

Richardson, J. (2000). An expedition in governance: 4 Colo. districts join to run magnet school. Education Week v 12 June 9 1993 1.

Richardson, J. (2000). Adventures in learning. Education Week v 14 Nov 9 1994 24-28.

Riggins, R. D. An analysis of selected biographical and personality characteristics contributing to the leadership effectiveness of instructors and assistant instructors at the Colorado Outward Bound School: 1982-1983.

Riggins, R. D. (2000). The Colorado Outward Bound school: biographical and personality factors contributing to the leadership effectiveness of instructors. The Journal of Environmental Education v 16 Spring 1985 6-11.

Roberts, K., White, G. E., & Parker, H. J. (1974). The character-training industry;adventure-training schemes in Britain. Newton Abbot: David & Charles.

Robitschek, C. C. Psychological and demographic predictors of success in an outward bound program.

Robitschek, C. (2000). Life/career renewal: an intervention for vocational and other life transitions. Journal of Career Development v 24 Winter 1997 133-146.

Rohnke, K. & Project, a. (1984). Silver bullets :a guide to initiative problems, adventure games, stunts and trust activities. Hamilton, Mass.: Project Adventure, Inc.

Roland, C. C. (1981). The transfer of an outdoor managerial training program to the workplace.

Rosegrant, J. The impact of set and setting on religious experience in nature.

Rosenthal, S. R. Challenge exercise: an alternative to school delinquency. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance v 56 Feb 1985 64.

Rugen, L. & Hartl, S. (2000). The lessons of learning expeditions. Educational Leadership v 52 Nov 1994 20-23.

Rugman, A. M. (1987). Outward bound :Canadian direct investment in the United States. (Vols. 54.) Toronto: Canadian-American Committee.

Savage, V. H. The impact of structured journal writing on self-concept in outward bound participation.

Serbin, D. The "Outward Bound" experience: Survivalp.

Sereda, L. Outward bound: The spiritual basis of the new age self-integrative therapies.

Shore, A. & Outward Bound, I. (1978). Outward bound :a reference volume. Greenwich, Conn.: Outward Bound.

Sills, R. (2000). Take a walk on the wild side. Vocational Education Journal v 70 Feb 1995 24-25.

Sills, R. A. The effects of an Outward Bound course on two dimensions of teachers' sense of efficacy.

Smathers, K. (1974). The proceedings of the first North American Conference on Outdoor Pursuits in Higher Education :the development of new college programs in outdoor experiential education with Outward Bound, Incorporated, February 10-13, 1974, Boone, North Carolina. Boone, N. C.: Appalachian State University.

Smith, T. E. (1992). The Theory and practice of challenge education. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt.

Spier, P. (1968). Hurrah, we're outward bound! (1st ed. ed.) Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday.

Stich, T. F. & Senior, N. Adventure therapy: An innovative treatment for psychiatric patients.

Stoltz, P. G. An examination of leadership development in the great outdoors.

Stremba, R. H. A study of the relationship between participation in an outward bound program and changes in self-esteem and locus of control.

Streufert, S. W. (1999). Methods and initiatives to increase field staff retention at the North Carolina Outward Bound School.

Stuckey, J. M. & Outward, B. T. (1974). Changes in self-descriptions of teachers as a result of Outward Bound experience.

Summit Films, I. & Crystal, P. Outward bound.  1975. Denver, Colorado, Summit Films.
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Tangen-Foster, J. A motivational study of Outward Bound participants.

Teeple, J. R. (1989). An experiential outdoor family therapy program in the treatment of child and adolescent psychiatric in-patients.

Thomas, S. E. The effect of course length on self-concept changes in participants of the Minnesota Outward Bound school junior program.

Thomas, S. E. (1985). Adventure education :a bibliography. Amherst, N.Y.: Institute on Classroom Management and School Discipline, Dept. of Learning and Instruction State University of New York at Buffalo.

Thomas, S. (1993). Outward bound. The Times Educational Supplement no4010 May 7 1993 supp First appointments III-IIV.

Travers, J. A. B. (1982). The effects of the Colorado Outward Bound Teachers' Practicum as perceived by participants.

Tucker, G. A., Haynes, R., Dolphy, E., Hubbard, F., & Byard, J. Outward bound. Bergenfield, N.J.: Prestige.

Turnbull, R. K. (1978). Psychological influences of Outward Bound and adapted programs.

Udall, D., Mednick, A., & Expeditionary Learning, O. B. (1996). Journeys through our classrooms. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.

Udall, D. & Rugen, L. (2000). From the inside out: the expeditionary learning process of teacher change. Phi Delta Kappan v 78 Jan 1997 404-408.

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Viadero, D. (2000). Adventure programs found to have lasting, positive impact. Education Week v 16 May 7 1997 8.

Walsh, V. & Golins, G. L. (197). The exploration of the Outward Bound process. s.l.: s.n.

Weber, H. & Ziegenspeck, J. ö. (1983). Die deutschen Kurzschulen :historischer Rückblick, gegenwärtige Situation, Perspektiven. Weinheim: Beltz.

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Wienand, D. L. (1988). A wilderness program for adjudicated delinquents :a view from the inside out.

Wilson, R. (1981). Inside Outward Bound. Charlotte, N. C.: The East Woods Press.

Winkie, P. A. The effects of an Outward Bound School experience on levels of moral judgment and self-concept.

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Woodward, A. T. (1990). Adventure based citizen diplomacy :outward bound for world peace.

Wright, A. N. (1982). Therapeutic potential of the Outward Bound process :an evaluation of a treatment program for juvenile delinquents.

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Xerox, F. & News, A. B. C. B. J. and Eddie outward bound. 
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Yenne, B. (1987). Country roads. New York: Exeter Books.

Zelinski, M. & Shaeffer, G. (1991). Outward bound, the inward odyssey. Hillsboro, Ore.: Beyond Words Pub.