What would happen if …? About the elective affinity between adventure and the<i>coniunctivus potentialis</i>

Becker, Peter W.

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“…I intend in the following to explore the term play and the philosophical concept of Gebilde (Gadamer, 1986). I will try to integrate these theories with Becker's (2007Becker's ( , 2008aBecker's ( , 2008c understanding of adventure in my interpretation of the two kayaking events. By the use of two cases, I hope to illuminate how play and adventure manifest themselves in the ongoing practice of sea kayakers and, possibly, in the outdoors more broadly.…”

Section: Being Played-the Autotelic Experience In Adventures?mentioning

confidence: 96%

“…However, even though it can be a facilitator's nightmare (Becker, 2007), it is important to look at the deep and meaningful potential of structure failure, of getting more than you have prepared for, of the inner peace one can experience in the meetings with Gebilde, in play. For the fieldworker, many of the adventures and peak-experiences are facilitated by expert kayakers, scaffolding (Bråten & Thurmann-Moe, 1996;Rogoff, 1990) growth into the kayak society.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Each participant makes their own hypothesis of 'What would happen if' (Becker, 2007), and where the boundary between safety and risk lies. In my own experience, I notice that I tend to let the group initiate me into different adventures by letting go, thinking that someone else knows, and that somebody eventually will reach a decision.…”

Section: Rules Of Playmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Drawing upon the making of photographs, videos, interviews and transcription this paper describes two situations with differences in group sizes, control and objectives. Examination of the two cases is made in the light of Gadamer's (1986) ontological perspective on play and the concept of adventurous activities (Becker, 2007(Becker, , 2008a(Becker, , 2008cRogoff, 1990;Steinsholt, 1999Steinsholt, , 2001.…”

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Play—the making of deep outdoor experiences

Magnussen

2012

Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning

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Section: Being Played-the Autotelic Experience In Adventures?mentioning

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Play—the making of deep outdoor experiences

Magnussen

2012

Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning

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“…In adventure education and according to Becker (2007), vital to Bildung-processes are encounters with the unfamiliar and new.…”

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Machine, Machine! Stories about How Border Breaking Experiences from a Combat Fatique Course Relates to the Development of Willpower and the Educational Concept of Bildung

Magnussen

Boe

2020

Military Behavioral Health

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This paper investigates how border-breaking experiences among officer cadets can contribute to the development of character. The object of investigation is the "Combat Fatigue" course and the reported reflections and outputs about this in extremis learning experience. The findings are analyzed using the theoretical concepts of hardiness, willpower, and resilience. These concepts suggest that a warrior's leadership ethos is related to the mind at the cost of the body, and that team spirit is fostered in harsh conditions. Hallucinations are reported during the training by the cadets as being valuable to their future leadership, because they can represent border-breaking experiences, strengthening their belief of mastery in harsh leadership environments.

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The mirror of the sea: Narrative identity, sea kayak adventuring and implications for outdoor adventure education

Miles

Wattchow

2015

Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education

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This paper explores the complex and changing nature of adventure as a form of cultural practice. Borrowing from Joseph Conrad's memoirs The Mirror of The Sea (1907), sea kayaking is contextualized here as a journey that takes place just as much between 'landfall and departure' as it does between the paddler's ears (i.e., in the paddler's mind). That is to say, to gain useful insights into the experience of sea kayaking it is necessary to consider both the external and internal journey of the paddler, and the relationship that exists between these two phenomena. Using tenets of personality psychology which presents new ways of understanding narrative identity, we will 'waymark' textual vignettes from four modern day sea kayaking adventure narratives to explore ideas of self, narrative identity and meaning making. These key passages aim to reveal how the adventurer's story is influenced by "external factors that shape the public expression of stories about the self" (McAdams & McLean, 2013, p. 233). Summary discussion will address potential implications for contemporary outdoor adventure education, offering a way of stimulating reflective practice about the culturally and textually constructed nature of adventure.

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What would happen if …? About the elective affinity between adventure and theconiunctivus potentialis

Cited by 11 publications

References 2 publications

Play—the making of deep outdoor experiences

Play—the making of deep outdoor experiences

Machine, Machine! Stories about How Border Breaking Experiences from a Combat Fatique Course Relates to the Development of Willpower and the Educational Concept of Bildung

The mirror of the sea: Narrative identity, sea kayak adventuring and implications for outdoor adventure education

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