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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"adventure education"”.
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Turnover of outdoor adventure education field staff
<p>Outdoor adventure education (OAE) organizations continually struggle with field staff turnover. Little research exists of this unique worker population and their unconventional living and working conditions warrant further exploration of the variables that best drive this phenomenon. The purpose …
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Perceptions of Value of Faculty Toward Doctoral Programs In Outdoor Adventure Education
… how and why doctoral programs in outdoor adventure education (OAE) related fields (which included, leisure studies, park, recreation, tourism, and therapeutic recreation) operated, how the programs were financed, what the value of the programs were, and what makes the programs unique. The …
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A Longitudinal Study of the Outcomes from Participation in Wilderness Adventure Education Programs
… study suggest that participants of wilderness adventure education programs offered by Outward Bound and the National Outdoor Leadership School felt challenged by many of the experiences from their programs. Interactions with their group helped in dealing with the challenges presented by the …
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Beyond Borders: Exploring the Life Significance of Outdoor Adventure Education Study Abroad Programmes in Wales
… of adventurous activities, whilst incorporate educational inputs and outputs surrounding experiential learning. Utilising a two phase qualitative methodology of open ended surveys and semi structured interviews. The rich narrative data gathered was transparently analysed using reflexive …
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Can A New Models-Based Approach to Adventure Education Promote Affective Learning Through the PE Curriculum?
… study investigated how a pedagogical model for adventure education (AE) could be refined, implemented, and evaluated. Building on Williams and Wainwright’s (2015) advocacy for, and design of, a pedagogical model for AE within physical education, the research explored these ideas in the context …
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Exploring the value and limits of using outdoor adventure education in developing emotional intelligence during adolescence
… in recent decades. In this study, outdoor adventure education (OAE) was explored as a possible intervention strategy for the development of emotional intelligence during adolescence. This research project consisted of a case study of an event, namely “The Journey”, which is a 23-day outdoor …
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Understanding the Benefits of Experiential Learning for Executive Leader Development: A Mixed Methods Approach
… learning with common practices in outdoor adventure education into a new conceptual framework for experiential leader development with four types of experiences: intrapersonal, interpersonal, managerial, and environmental. This study fills a gap in research literature regarding what, if …
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Impact of early-exposure environmental education on a child's selection of words and creativity
Environmental education researchers have long identified a connection between formative play experiences in nature settings and pro-environmental behaviors (i.e., career paths) of their subjects later in life. Most studies have been post-hoc retrospective looks that have not had the ability to …
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Outdoor Leadership Development Training
… along with concepts of experiential and outdoor education. After an analysis of the needs of the Outdoors Program at CSUSB, a thorough process of design, development, implementation, and analysis was used to provide an introductory training program for those interested in becoming outdoor …
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Place, Literacy Learning, and Civic Engagement: A Case Study of Adventure Risk Challenge
… Learning, and Civic Engagement: A Case Study of Adventure-Risk-Challenge investigates learning that takes place at Adventure-Risk-Challenge (ARC), a nonprofit, outside-of-school program that supports the literacy and leadership development of California's underserved youth. Previous research on …
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Nature, autism, and COVID: Exploring perceptions of nature’s relationship with wellbeing in diverse groups
… The third study, published in the Journal of Adventure Education & Outdoor Learning, expands on this and adopts a case study design to investigate the experiences of autistic children participating in Forest School at an autism specialist provision with practitioners trained in working with …