Women's Voices in Experiential Education. INSTITUTION Association for Experiential Education, Boulder, CO
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 412 039 RC 021 160 AUTHOR Warren, Karen, Ed. TITLE Women's Voices in Experiential Education. INSTITUTION Association for Experiential Education, Boulder, CO. ISBN ISBN-0-7872-2059-0 PUB DATE 1996-00-00 NOTE 334p.; For selected individual chapters, see RC 021 161-174. AVAILABLE FROM Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Customer Service, 4050 Westmark Drive, P.O. Box 1840, Dubuque, IA 52004-1840; FAX: 1-800-772-9165 (AEE members, $19; nonmembers, $23.95). PUB TYPE Books (010) Collected Works General (020) EDRS PRICE MFO1 /PC14 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adventure Education; Educational Principles; *Educational Strategies; Empowerment; Environmental Education; *Experiential Learning; *Females; *Feminist Criticism; *Outdoor Education; Participation; Program Descriptions; Sex Bias; Wilderness IDENTIFIERS Adventure Therapy; *Outdoor Leadership ABSTRACT This book is a collection of feminist analyses of various topics in experiential education, particularly as it applies to outdoors and adventure education, as well as practical examples of how women's experiences can contribute to the field as a whole. Following an introduction, "The Quilt of Women's Voices" (Maya Angelou), the 25 chapters are: "Women's Outdoor Adventures: Myth and Reality" (Karen Warren); "Why Women's Outdoor Trips?" (Mary McClintock); "Inside Work, Outdoors: Women, Metaphor, and Meaning" (Heidi Mack); "The Eustress Paradigm: A Strategy for Decreasing Stress in Wilderness Adventure Programming" (Anjanette Estrellas); "The Value of Therapeutic Wilderness Programs for Incest Survivors: A Look at Two Dominant Program Models" (Ruth Rohde); "The History of Camping Women in the Professionalization of Experiential Education" (Wilma Miranda, Rita Yerkes); "A Philosophical Basis for a Women's Outdoor Adventure Program" (Denise Mitten); "The Outdoor Recreation Experience: Factors Affecting Participation of African American Women" (Nina S. Roberts, Ellen B. Drogin); "Leading the Way: Strategies That Enhance Women's Involvement in Experiential Education Careers"(T. A. Loeffler); "Feminist Perspectives on Outdoor Leadership" (Karla Henderson); "Feminist Pedagogy and Experiential Education: A Critical Look" (Karen Warren, Alison Rheingold); "Outdoor Leadership Considerations with Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse" (Denise Mitten, Rosalind Dutton); "Feminists Challenging Assumptions about Outdoor Leadership" (Martha Bell); "The Value of Feminist Ethicsin Experiential Education Teaching and Leadership" (Denise Mitten);!'P. Politicized Ethic of Care: Environmental Education from an Ecofeminist Perspective" (Constance L. Russell, Anne C. Bell); "The Midwife Teacher: Engaging Students in the Experiential Education Process" (Karen Warren); "Women and the Outdoors: Toward Spiritual Empowerment" (Karla A. Henderson); "Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails...The Use of Gender-Free Language in Experiential Education" (Deb Jordan); "Sexual Harassment and Experiential Education Programs: A Closer Look"(T. A. Loeffler); "Women,of Color in Experiential Education: Crossing Cultural Boundaries" (Nina Roberts); "Lesbian Baiting Hurts All Women" (Mary McClintock); "Turn Off the Radio and Sing for Your Lives! Women, Singing, and Experiential Education" (Moon Joyce); "'Connecting with Courage,' an Outward +++++ ED412039 Has Multi-page SFR--- Level =l +++++ Bound Program for Adolescent Girls" (Terry Porter); "Facing Women's Fear of Failure: An AWEsome Experience" (Anne Dal Vera); and "Women in Experiential Education Speak Out: An Anthology of Personal Stories across Cultures" (Nina S. Roberts, Ellen J. Winiarczyk). Contains references, author profiles, and an annotated bibliography of Association for Experiential Education publications. 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Women's Voices in Experiential Education Karen Warren Association for Experiential Education 2305 Canyon Blvd. Suite 100 Boulder, Colorado 80302-5651 KENDALL/HUNT PUBLISHING COMPANY 4050 Weetmerk Drive Dubuque, Iowa 52004 Cover design concept by Maryanne Pratt Special thanks to everyone who contributed photos for thecover: Woodswomen Shawn Malarcher and Joseph Pfeifer, Kiwanis Camp Haley Pepper Mary McClintock Priscilla Mc Kenney, Lois Lane Expeditions .11 it14,This edition has been printedon recycled paper. Copyright © 1996 by Association for Experiential Education Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 96-76627 ISBN 0-7872-2059-0 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 14 Dedication This book is dedicated: To my partner Sue Tippett and my daughter Amelia Hua Ye Tarren, whose love and encouragement have both supported my professional work and kept it in perspective. To the memory of two wise women, May Sarton and Helen Nearing, who left us this year. Their voices taught me about learning, the natural world, simplicity, and solitude. To women and girls everywhere who strive to have their voices heard. iii Table of Contents About the Association for Experiential Education vii Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction: The Quilt of Women's Voices 1 Section I: Questioning Voices 7 1.WarrenWomen's Outdoor Adventures: Myth and Reality, 10 2.McClintockWhy Women's Outdoor Trips? 18 3.MackInside Work, Outdoors: Women, Metaphor, and Meaning, 24 4.EstrellasThe Eustress Paradigm: A Strategy for Decreasing Stress in Wilderness Adventure Programming, 32 5.RohdeThe Value of Therapeutic Wilderness Programs for Incest Survivors: A Look at Two Dominant Program Models, 45 Section II: Professional Voices .61 6.Miranda and YerkesThe History of Camping Women in the Professionalization of Experiential Education, 63 7. MittenA Philosophical Basis for a Women's Outdoor Adventure Program, 78 8.Roberts and DroginThe Outdoor Recreation Experience: Factors Affecting Participation of African American Women, 85 9.LoefflerLeading the Way: Strategies That Enhance Women's Involvement in Experiential Education Careers, 94 Section III: Leading Voices 105 10.HendersonFeminist Perspectives on Outdoor Leadership, 107 11.Warren and RheingoldFeminist Pedagogy and Experiential Education: A Critical Look, 118 12.Mitten and DuttonOutdoor Leadership Considerations with Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse, 130 13.BellFeminists Challenging Assumptions about Outdoor Leadership, 141 V Section IV: Caring Voices 157 14.MittenThe Value of Feminist Ethics in Experiential Education Teaching and Leadership, 159 15.Russell and BellA Politicized Ethic of Care: Environmental Education from an Ecofeminist Perspective, 172 16.WarrenThe Midwife Teacher: Engaging Students in the Experiential Education Process, 182 17. HendersonWomen and the Outdoors: Toward Spiritual Empowerment, 193 Section V: Voices of Resistance 203 18.JordanSnips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails... The Useof Gender-Free Language in Experiential Education, 205 19.Loeffler Sexual Harassment and Experiential Education Programs: A Closer Look, 213 20. RobertsWomen of Color in Experiential Education: Crossing Cultural Boundaries, 226 21.McClintockLesbian Baiting Hurts All Women, 241 Section VI: Courageous Voices 251 22. JoyceTurn off the Radio and Sing for Your Lives: Women, Singing, and Experiential Education, 253 23.Porter"Connecting with Courage," An Outward Bound Program for Adolescent Girls, 267 24.Dal VeraFacing Women's Fear of Failure: An AWEsome Experience, 276 25.Roberts and WiniarczykWomen in Experiential Education Speak Out: An Anthology of Personal Stories across Culture, 288 About the Authors 313 About the Editor 317 vi About the Association for Experiential Education The Association for Experiential Education (AEE) is a not-for-profit, interna- tional, professional organization with roots in adventure education, committed to the development, practice, and evaluation of experiential learning in all settings. AEE sponsors local, regional, and international conferences, and publishes the Journal of Experiential Education, the Jobs Clearinghouse, directories of programs and services, and a wide variety of books and periodicals to support educators, trainers, practitioners, students, and advocates. AEE's diverse membership consists of individuals and organizations with affil- iations in education, recreation, outdoor adventure programming, mental health, youth service, physical education, management development training, corrections, programming for people with disabilities, and environmental education. To receive additional information about the Association for Experiential Educa- tion, call or write: AEE, 2305 Canyon Blvd., Suite 100, Boulder, CO USA 80302, phone (303) 440-8844, FAX (303) 440-9581, e-mail [email protected]