Conscientization, grounded in Freire's consciousness-raising, is argued to fit adventure therapy's experiential learning methodology as the first empowerment level¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 1998 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on an ERIC document (a report, conference paper or thesis). It is kept because 4 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

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q1 i? The paper argues that Freire's conscientization, involving problem-posing dialogue toward awareness of self-in-system, is relevant to adventure programs because it fits experiential learning and group processing methodology. → Hyde-Hills 1998

Evidence¶

Hyde-Hills 1998¶

Hyde-Hills, I. (1998). It Is Better To Learn To Fish: Empowerment in Adventure Education. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED424058

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument in an opinion paper: the author asserts that conscientization, Freire's psychoeducational consciousness-raising process, aligns with adventure therapy's experiential learning and group processing. The article offers no empirical evidence for this fit.

"This concept is relevantto adventure based programs because it fits into adventure therapy methodology of experiential learning and group processing."

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