Images of Outdoor Management Development.

A Synthesis of the Literature and Participants’ Experiences on Outdoor Courses.

Contents Abstract What is OMD? Literature Methodology Conclusions Contact Me


INTRODUCTION

These pages are a summary of the doctoral research I completed in July 2000 at Lancaster University in Northern England. The aim of the research was to develop the theoretical understanding of Outdoor Management Development (OMD) by comparing:

I published this summary on web pages together to save time and paper. They saved me from carrying paper to the AEE international conference in November 2000 and from printing information to send out to fellow researchers. I hope you enjoy them.

MY AIMS

My aim in publishing this summary is:

I've tried to summarise the research as briefly as possible, but of course it's no substitute to reading the full thesis , which is lodged at Lancaster University Library, England, UK. The full reference is: "Donnison, Philip.  Images of outdoor management development : a synthesis of the literature and participants' experiences on outdoor courses.  Ph.D. (Lancaster), 2000". Lancaster University Library catalogue contains full details.

Philip Donnison

March 2002


Contents Abstract What is OMD? Literature Methodology Conclusions Contact Me