Edukacja przygodowa z perspektywy krajów o bogatej tradycji outdoor & adventure education

The aim of this paper is to present the key terminology in the field of adventure education, its essence and development direction on the example of countries with rich tradition of education in this field. The author presents selected proposals of outdoor and adventure education definitions, as well as similarities and differences between erlebnispaedagogik and adventure education. The paper exposes the essence of adventure education and the direction of evolution on the example of Germany, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand.