Pete Allison

Associate Teaching Professor

Summary Statement

My main interests are around values and experiential learning. I am particularly interested in expeditions and the kinds of experiences that people report to be significant.

Department

Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management - RPTM
Undergraduate Program
Graduate Program
Outdoor Recreation, Protected Area, and Environmental Education Research Group

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Education

Ph.D., Jordanhill Campus, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 2002
B.A., Jordanhill Campus, Univeristy of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1994

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Currently Accepting Graduate Students

Phone

814-863-5559

peteallison@psu.edu

Office Address

The Pennsylvania State University
801 Donald H. Ford Building
University Park, PA 16802

Fax

814-867-1751

Additional Websites

http://peteallison7.wixsite.com/peteallison

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Affiliations

Interests

Research interests in Values and Experiential Learning include:

Youth Development through Sail Training
Cross Cultural Education (Connecting Cultures)
Expeditions (Wilderness)
Post Expedition Adjustment and Reverse Culture Shock
Historical Developments of Experiential Adventure Learning (Kurt Hahn, John Dewey, Aristotle (especially Phronesis)
Ethical Dilemmas and Personal and Social Development

Publications

Please refer to my personal website address for up to date information.