Kurt Hahn:

Founder of experiential education programs and schools such as: Schule Schloss Salem, Gordonstoun, Moray Badge, County Badge, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Outward Bound, Anavryta, Louisenlund, Battisborough, Rannoch, and Athenian.

Web Sites:

http://www.kurthahn.org/writings/james.pdf - Excellent biography and explanation of his contribution to experiential education.

http://www.outward-bound.org/lic_sub3_history.htm -Very good history and explanation of Hahn's role in the establishment of Outward Bound and other programs such as Moray Badge scheme.

http://www.wilderdom.com/obresearch.html -Great page specifically dedicated to Outward Bound research.

Papers & Articles:

http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-hahn.htm -Article outlining history of Kurt Hahn's contributions to education and his educational beliefs.

http://www.experientialeducators.com/artparkercomparison.htm -Paper that discusses the history, influences, goals, and methods of the early Outward Bound schools.  It also compares the early Outward Bound schools to the early Boy Scout movement.  

http://www.massey.ac.nz/~amartin/MartinAJ2001PhD.pdf -Thesis paper entitled "Towards the Next Generation of Experiential Education Programs: A Case Study of Outward Bound". Contains a short summary of Outward Bound history.

http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2000/2000hlasnyj.pdf -Thesis Paper entitled "The Effects of an Outdoor Experiential Education Program on a Student's Self-Concept and their Perceptions of the Program" by Jason G. Hlasny. Contains very short literature review with historical information on Outward Bound.

Organizations:

http://www.kurthahn.org/about/about.html -Kurt Hahn.org

Quotes:

http://www.experierientialeducators.com/qhahn.htm

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