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    In through the outdoors: exploring the role of facilitated wilderness experiences in shaping my understanding of self and my relations with other people and the other-than-human world

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    Date

    2014-12-11

    Author

    Caspell, Scott

    Degree

    M.Ed.

    Discipline

    Education

    Subject

    Animas Valley Institute
    Environmental education
    Facilitated wilderness experiences
    Indigenous education
    Outdoor environmental education programs
    Personal development & self-knowledge

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    Abstract

    I examine the role of facilitated wilderness experiences in shaping my understanding of self in relation to people and the other-than-human world through a critical qualitative approach using auto-ethnography to engage reflexively with my own experiences and to draw out the importance of those experiences in shaping my self-story and way of being. This thesis weaves a critical analysis of the literature with three narratives of my experiences with facilitated wilderness programs, including a vision quest coordinated by Animas Valley Institute. A unifying theme that emerged through the research is my ongoing quest for self-knowledge and the means of finding a more authentic way of being in the world. The thesis concludes with a look at the key elements of transformative facilitated wilderness experiences.

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    http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/570

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