It is based on the belief
that when placed in a stressful or challenging situation
people will respond, rise to the occasion and overcome
their hesitancy or fear and grow as individuals.
I have purposefully used the term adventure
education in this paper to refer to the particular
branch of outdoor education that has developed with
a primary focus on developing interpersonal and
intrapersonal relationships (Priest & Gass, 1997). The
role of perceived risk is an integral component of the
adventure education model (Leberman & Martin, 2003;
Zink & Leberman, 2001). The pedagogical approach
employed in adventure education is well summed up