> " Is risk-avoiding transferable ?"
OK, to talk in 'transferable' terms.. :-)
Let me make it easier on myself by addressing risk-taking and not
risk-avoidance..
Perhaps risk can be integrated best if it goes from specific to general.
Your example of someone partaking in public debate becoming a better rock
climber would represent specific to specific transfer. However, in
GENERAL, partaking in a new activity (a new 'type' of activity) such as
an 'extreme sport' for the first time, and doing many 'firsts' associated
with that (hard skill 'firsts'=belaying, repelling, etc.;soft skill
'firsts'= encouraging others to risk, supporting them in 'risking', and
being encouraged by facilitator to consciously link (seemingly unrelated)
physical task with transfer of learning)... will likely increase the
probability that transfer of learning takes place.
My change
$.02 worth
Tracy
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> Steve Lenartowicz wrote:
>
> > Roger's last sentence is interesting: "Taking part in a public
> debate is
> > yet another kind of risk, but sending a message to outres won't
> make you
> > a better rock climber".
> > However, outdoor educationalists often claim that taking part in
> rock
> > climbing makes you better at taking other risks (such as public
> debate)!
> >
> > So the question is, is risk-taking transferable, and if so, how
> can we
> > facilitate the transfer?
> >
> > Steve Lenartowicz
> > Youth Development Manager
> > Brathay Hall Trust
> > www.brathay.org.uk
> >
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