Thomas E. Smith, Founder/Director of the Raccoon Institute and Independent Psychologist/ Wilderness Guide, has taught psychology and education at colleges and universities and is a frequent presenter, consultant, and trainer at regional, national, and international conference workshops on experiential /adventure/ challenge/ outdoor education. Clifford E. Knapp, Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University, has taught at all levels of education, elementary through graduate school, and is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international conferences offering workshops in experiential education and place-based education.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1.Experiential Education and Learning by Experience, Thomas E. Smith, Clifford E. Knapp, Jayson Seaman, & Steve Pace Part I. Philosophers and Educational Theorists2. Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates: Ancient Greek Perspectives on Experiential Learning, Paul Stonehouse, Pete Allison, & David Carr 3. Rousseau and Pestalozzi: Emile, Gertrude, and Experiential Education Thomas E. Smith 4. Patrick Geddes: "Vivendo Discimus" - By Living We Learn, Peter Higgins & Robbie Nicol 5. Alfred North Whitehead: Educational Emergence, Jasper S. Hunt 6. Martin Buber: Dialogue, Relationship, the Other, and the More-than-Human World, Sean Blenkinsop 7. Paul Freire: Critical Praxis and Experiential Education, Mary Breunig 8. Maxine Greene: The Power of the Possible, Laurie S. Frank 9. Eleanor Duckworth: The Teacher's Teacher, Andrew Bobilya & Brad Daniel Part II. Nature Study, Outdoor, and Environmental Education 10. Louis Agassiz: Nature and Experiential Education, Clifford E. Knapp 11. Alexander von Humboldt: Experiential Expeditionary Scientist, Brad Daniel12. Anna Botsford Comstock: Beyond Science - Learning about Self and Nature through Field Experience, Janice L. Woodhouse & Christopher D. Wells 13. Charles Eastman and Luther Standing Bear: Two Early Indian Writiers, Clifford E. Knapp 14. Aldo Leopold: Teaching in the Spirit of the Land Ethic, Steven Simpson 15. Lloyd B. Sharp: Trailblazer in Outdoor Education, Julie Carlson 16. Rachel Carson: Inspiring a Sense of Wonder, Karen Warren & Lorene Wapotich 17. Sigurd Olson and Paul Shepard: Experiential Education and Ancient Rhythms, Bob Henderson Part III. Psychologists & Sociologists 18. Emile Durkheim: Socialization and Education, Thomas E. Smith 19. Lev Vygotsky: Experiential Education - A View from the Future, Jayson Seaman & Mathew Gingo 20. Fritz Perls: Gestalt Therapy and Experiential Education, Thomas Lindblade 21. Kurt Lewin: Another Kurt for Experiential Educators to Know, Thomas E. Smith & Chris Leeming 22. Earl Kelley: Education for What is Real, Edward O. Raiola 23. Carl Rogers: A Way of Being an Experiential Educator, Thomas E. Smith Part IV. School and Program Founders: Theory to Practice, Practice to Theory24. Maria Montessori: Founding Mother of Experiential Education? Michael J. Swiderski 25. Cecil Reddie: Pioneering Headmaster, Robbie Nicol & Peter Higgins 26. Fridtjof Nansen: Adventure and Friluftsliv, Gunnar Repp 27. Juliette Gordon Low: Scouting and Experiential Education, Thomas E. Smith 28. Paul Petzoldt: Man of the Mountains, Tim O’Connell 29. Silvia Ashton-Warner: Teacher and Reflective Practitioner, Maureen Zarrella30. Campbell Loughmiller: The Father of Therapeutic Camping, James Doncaster 31. Sidney B. Simon: Values Clarification Pioneer, Clifford E. Knapp 32. Eliot Wigginton: Foxfire - No Inert Ideas Allowed Here, Cynthia McDermott & Hilton Smith 33. Tricia Yu: The Tae of Experience, Gloree Rohnke Appendix I. Deserving a Closer Look: Other Thinkers and Suggested Readings Appendix II. Editors' Dialogue Appendix III. Words of Wisdom: Selected Quotations about Experiential EducationAbout the Editors and the Contributing AuthorsIndex

Thomas E. Smith, Founder/Director of the Raccoon Institute and Independent Psychologist/ Wilderness Guide, has taught psychology and education at colleges and universities and is a frequent presenter, consultant, and trainer at regional, national, and international conference workshops on experiential /adventure/ challenge/ outdoor education. Clifford E. Knapp, Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University, has taught at all levels of education, elementary through graduate school, and is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international conferences offering workshops in experiential education and place-based education.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1.Experiential Education and Learning by Experience, Thomas E. Smith, Clifford E. Knapp, Jayson Seaman, & Steve Pace Part I. Philosophers and Educational Theorists2. Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates: Ancient Greek Perspectives on Experiential Learning, Paul Stonehouse, Pete Allison, & David Carr 3. Rousseau and Pestalozzi: Emile, Gertrude, and Experiential Education Thomas E. Smith 4. Patrick Geddes: "Vivendo Discimus" - By Living We Learn, Peter Higgins & Robbie Nicol 5. Alfred North Whitehead: Educational Emergence, Jasper S. Hunt 6. Martin Buber: Dialogue, Relationship, the Other, and the More-than-Human World, Sean Blenkinsop 7. Paul Freire: Critical Praxis and Experiential Education, Mary Breunig 8. Maxine Greene: The Power of the Possible, Laurie S. Frank 9. Eleanor Duckworth: The Teacher's Teacher, Andrew Bobilya & Brad Daniel Part II. Nature Study, Outdoor, and Environmental Education 10. Louis Agassiz: Nature and Experiential Education, Clifford E. Knapp 11. Alexander von Humboldt: Experiential Expeditionary Scientist, Brad Daniel12. Anna Botsford Comstock: Beyond Science - Learning about Self and Nature through Field Experience, Janice L. Woodhouse & Christopher D. Wells 13. Charles Eastman and Luther Standing Bear: Two Early Indian Writiers, Clifford E. Knapp 14. Aldo Leopold: Teaching in the Spirit of the Land Ethic, Steven Simpson 15. Lloyd B. Sharp: Trailblazer in Outdoor Education, Julie Carlson 16. Rachel Carson: Inspiring a Sense of Wonder, Karen Warren & Lorene Wapotich 17. Sigurd Olson and Paul Shepard: Experiential Education and Ancient Rhythms, Bob Henderson Part III. Psychologists & Sociologists 18. Emile Durkheim: Socialization and Education, Thomas E. Smith 19. Lev Vygotsky: Experiential Education - A View from the Future, Jayson Seaman & Mathew Gingo 20. Fritz Perls: Gestalt Therapy and Experiential Education, Thomas Lindblade 21. Kurt Lewin: Another Kurt for Experiential Educators to Know, Thomas E. Smith & Chris Leeming 22. Earl Kelley: Education for What is Real, Edward O. Raiola 23. Carl Rogers: A Way of Being an Experiential Educator, Thomas E. Smith Part IV. School and Program Founders: Theory to Practice, Practice to Theory24. Maria Montessori: Founding Mother of Experiential Education? Michael J. Swiderski 25. Cecil Reddie: Pioneering Headmaster, Robbie Nicol & Peter Higgins 26. Fridtjof Nansen: Adventure and Friluftsliv, Gunnar Repp 27. Juliette Gordon Low: Scouting and Experiential Education, Thomas E. Smith 28. Paul Petzoldt: Man of the Mountains, Tim O’Connell 29. Silvia Ashton-Warner: Teacher and Reflective Practitioner, Maureen Zarrella30. Campbell Loughmiller: The Father of Therapeutic Camping, James Doncaster 31. Sidney B. Simon: Values Clarification Pioneer, Clifford E. Knapp 32. Eliot Wigginton: Foxfire - No Inert Ideas Allowed Here, Cynthia McDermott & Hilton Smith 33. Tricia Yu: The Tae of Experience, Gloree Rohnke Appendix I. Deserving a Closer Look: Other Thinkers and Suggested Readings Appendix II. Editors' Dialogue Appendix III. Words of Wisdom: Selected Quotations about Experiential EducationAbout the Editors and the Contributing AuthorsIndex

Thomas E. Smith, Founder/Director of the Raccoon Institute and Independent Psychologist/ Wilderness Guide, has taught psychology and education at colleges and universities and is a frequent presenter, consultant, and trainer at regional, national, and international conference workshops on experiential /adventure/ challenge/ outdoor education. Clifford E. Knapp, Professor Emeritus, Northern Illinois University, has taught at all levels of education, elementary through graduate school, and is a frequent presenter at state, national, and international conferences offering workshops in experiential education and place-based education.

• PrefaceAcknowledgements1.Experiential Education and Learning by Experience, Thomas E. Smith, Clifford E. Knapp, Jayson Seaman, & Steve Pace Part I. Philosophers and Educational Theorists2. Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates: Ancient Greek Perspectives on Experiential Learning, Paul Stonehouse, Pete Allison, & David Carr 3. Rousseau and Pestalozzi: Emile, Gertrude, and Experiential Education Thomas E. Smith 4. Patrick Geddes: "Vivendo Discimus" - By Living We Learn, Peter Higgins & Robbie Nicol 5. Alfred North Whitehead: Educational Emergence, Jasper S. Hunt 6. Martin Buber: Dialogue, Relationship, the Other, and the More-than-Human World, Sean Blenkinsop 7. Paul Freire: Critical Praxis and Experiential Education, Mary Breunig 8. Maxine Greene: The Power of the Possible, Laurie S. Frank 9. Eleanor Duckworth: The Teacher's Teacher, Andrew Bobilya & Brad Daniel Part II. Nature Study, Outdoor, and Environmental Education 10. Louis Agassiz: Nature and Experiential Education, Clifford E. Knapp 11. Alexander von Humboldt: Experiential Expeditionary Scientist, Brad Daniel12. Anna Botsford Comstock: Beyond Science - Learning about Self and Nature through Field Experience, Janice L. Woodhouse & Christopher D. Wells 13. Charles Eastman and Luther Standing Bear: Two Early Indian Writiers, Clifford E. Knapp 14. Aldo Leopold: Teaching in the Spirit of the Land Ethic, Steven Simpson 15. Lloyd B. Sharp: Trailblazer in Outdoor Education, Julie Carlson 16. Rachel Carson: Inspiring a Sense of Wonder, Karen Warren & Lorene Wapotich 17. Sigurd Olson and Paul Shepard: Experiential Education and Ancient Rhythms, Bob Henderson Part III. Psychologists & Sociologists 18. Emile Durkheim: Socialization and Education, Thomas E. Smith 19. Lev Vygotsky: Experiential Education - A View from the Future, Jayson Seaman & Mathew Gingo 20. Fritz Perls: Gestalt Therapy and Experiential Education, Thomas Lindblade 21. Kurt Lewin: Another Kurt for Experiential Educators to Know, Thomas E. Smith & Chris Leeming 22. Earl Kelley: Education for What is Real, Edward O. Raiola 23. Carl Rogers: A Way of Being an Experiential Educator, Thomas E. Smith Part IV. School and Program Founders: Theory to Practice, Practice to Theory24. Maria Montessori: Founding Mother of Experiential Education? Michael J. Swiderski 25. Cecil Reddie: Pioneering Headmaster, Robbie Nicol & Peter Higgins 26. Fridtjof Nansen: Adventure and Friluftsliv, Gunnar Repp 27. Juliette Gordon Low: Scouting and Experiential Education, Thomas E. Smith 28. Paul Petzoldt: Man of the Mountains, Tim O’Connell 29. Silvia Ashton-Warner: Teacher and Reflective Practitioner, Maureen Zarrella30. Campbell Loughmiller: The Father of Therapeutic Camping, James Doncaster 31. Sidney B. Simon: Values Clarification Pioneer, Clifford E. Knapp 32. Eliot Wigginton: Foxfire - No Inert Ideas Allowed Here, Cynthia McDermott & Hilton Smith 33. Tricia Yu: The Tae of Experience, Gloree Rohnke Appendix I. Deserving a Closer Look: Other Thinkers and Suggested Readings Appendix II. Editors' Dialogue Appendix III. Words of Wisdom: Selected Quotations about Experiential EducationAbout the Editors and the Contributing AuthorsIndex