2013 Volume 16 Issue 2 Pages 1-13
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the accumulated findings of Kurt Hahn in his establishing the school “Outward Bound”, developing the concept of “Adventure Education” along the way. Hahn's work is of interest here on 4 points.
1.The will power and self control of young people is an important aspect of his philosophy in Salem.
2.The idea of the mental development was completely original at the time.
3.His ideas focusing on physical training were the first to organize evaluation methods in this field in a measurable way.
4.Hahn's system was not affected by the Nazis as were youth movements in general.