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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>The iPod, more than any other device, is indicative of the times in which we live. It provides entertainment and information at the click of a wheel, whenever, and wherever we want it. The iPod is tool of choice for many of the current generation of youth who fill their days with electronic devices, computer games, Youtube, Myspace, Facebook and talking to friends on MSN. These youth have been referred to as the iGeneration, or Google Generation; whatever you choose to call them, they are the young people in our schools.</p> <p>Life is not simple for many of these students. They</p> <p>are growing up in a world vastly different to that</p> <p>of their parents. Today’s world features “cultural</p> <p>pluralism, increased anxiety about personal and</p> <p>environmental risks, precarious employment,</p> <p>rampant consumerism, the information deluge,</p> <p>greater individualisation and increased instability in</p> <p>families” (Hughes, 2007).</p> <p>Within this quickly changing world, there is a</p> <p>need for students to develop the capacity to cope</p> <p>with their ever-changing environment. They need</p> <p>to be resilient. Outdoor education activities have</p> <p>been proposed as one way of increasing a person’s</p> <p>resilience through increasing ‘Life Effectiveness’</p> <p>skills. These skills equip students to handle the</p> <p>demands of life and impact a person’s capacity to</p> <p>adapt, survive, and thrive (Neill, 2008). They will</p> <p>enhance a person’s resilience and their sense of</p> <p>wellbeing.</p>
avondale-bepress.articleid1111
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter Beamish
avondale-bepress.authorsDavid Low
avondale-bepress.authorsTony Robinson
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avondale-bepress.coverpage-urlhttps://research.avondale.edu.au/teach/vol3/iss2/9
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationBeamish, P., Low, D., & Robinson, T. (2009). Increasing life effectiveness. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 3</em>(2), 41-44. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1111
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avondale-bepress.field.short_titleIncreasing Life Effectiveness
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avondale-bepress.keywordsoutdoor education benefits
avondale-bepress.keywordstask leadership
avondale-bepress.keywordslife effectiveness skills
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avondale-bepress.publication-date2009-01-01T00:00:00Z
avondale-bepress.publication-titleTEACH Journal of Christian Education
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avondale-bepress.titleIncreasing Life Effectiveness
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dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Tony
dc.contributor.authorLow, David
dc.contributor.authorBeamish, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:36:33Z
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dc.date.issued2009-01-01
dc.date.submitted2012-11-14T20:16:27Z
dc.description.abstract<p>The iPod, more than any other device, is indicative of the times in which we live. It provides entertainment and information at the click of a wheel, whenever, and wherever we want it. The iPod is tool of choice for many of the current generation of youth who fill their days with electronic devices, computer games, Youtube, Myspace, Facebook and talking to friends on MSN. These youth have been referred to as the iGeneration, or Google Generation; whatever you choose to call them, they are the young people in our schools.</p> <p>Life is not simple for many of these students. They</p> <p>are growing up in a world vastly different to that</p> <p>of their parents. Today’s world features “cultural</p> <p>pluralism, increased anxiety about personal and</p> <p>environmental risks, precarious employment,</p> <p>rampant consumerism, the information deluge,</p> <p>greater individualisation and increased instability in</p> <p>families” (Hughes, 2007).</p> <p>Within this quickly changing world, there is a</p> <p>need for students to develop the capacity to cope</p> <p>with their ever-changing environment. They need</p> <p>to be resilient. Outdoor education activities have</p> <p>been proposed as one way of increasing a person’s</p> <p>resilience through increasing ‘Life Effectiveness’</p> <p>skills. These skills equip students to handle the</p> <p>demands of life and impact a person’s capacity to</p> <p>adapt, survive, and thrive (Neill, 2008). They will</p> <p>enhance a person’s resilience and their sense of</p> <p>wellbeing.</p>
dc.identifier.citationBeamish, P., Low, D., & Robinson, T. (2009). Increasing life effectiveness. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 3</em>(2), 41-44. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1111
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.55254/1835-1492.1111
dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/03470004
dc.language.isoen_us
dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.subjectoutdoor education benefits
dc.subjecttask leadership
dc.subjectlife effectiveness skills
dc.titleIncreasing Life Effectiveness
dc.title.alternativeIncreasing Life Effectiveness
dc.typeJournal Article
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