Firewalking

Synopsis: Follows a group of nine students as they are led through a series of exercises and activities in groupwork, self-belief, controlling imagination and focusing energy. These culminate in walking barefoot for 20 feet over burning charcoal. Serves as an insight into group psychology and into the nature of pain.
Series: Shotlist, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min.
Year of production: 1999
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education
Uses: Social and cognitive psychology, and physiology courses.
Subjects: Psychology
Keywords: firewalking; groupwork; pain; self-esteem

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Notes: Educational and training materials with an emphasis on maths, science and skills development, produced in collaboration with consortia of university and college academics and media departments under the auspices of the Educational Services Broadcasting Trust. Series include Maths for Engineers, Shotlist, and the Skillbank vocational skills training programmes. For sale on DVD or via download. Now ebst online is part of FENC. (www.fenc.org.uk). Now possibly part of Blended Learning Consortium.

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