Where's the Wilderness in Wilderness Therapy?

Autor/inn/en	Rutko, Ebony A.; Gillespie, Judy
Titel	Where's the Wilderness in Wilderness Therapy?
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 36 (2013) 3, S.218-232 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/1053825913489107
Schlagwörter	Physical Environment; Outdoor Education; Intervention; Literature Reviews; Milieu Therapy; Outcomes of Treatment; Educational Theories; Definitions; Concept Formation; Evidence; Interpersonal Relationship; Time Perspective; Figurative Language; Educational Practices; Educational Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Natürliche Umwelt; Freiluftunterricht; Milieutherapie; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Begriffsbestimmung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Evidenz; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Zeitbezug; Bildungspraxis; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung
Abstract	This article seeks to provide a review of the theoretical and empirical literature in the field of wilderness therapy, the intent of which is to gain a greater conceptual understanding of the importance of the physical environment in therapeutic intervention. A review and consolidation of the existing literature reveal that the theories used to explain the outcomes of wilderness therapy relate to variables that are not exclusive to a wilderness setting and may even be amenable to replication in an urban environment. This article raises the question of whether we are unnecessarily taking adolescents into the wilderness if these interventions can be contrived within urban settings or whether there is something about the "wilderness specifically" that is currently missing from the theoretical literature. The article concludes with a discussion of avenues to facilitate this theoretical development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01