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Multidimensional Self-Concepts: The Effect of Participation in an Outward Bound Program.
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Marsh, Herbert W.; And Others – 1984
Questionnaires were administered to 361 participants of a standard 26-day Australian Outward Bound Program to examine systematic change and stabiltiy in multiple dimensions of self-concept, to test hypothesized effects of Outward Bound participation on self-concept, and to explore methodological issues in such studies. The participants (aged…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Adventure Education, Foreign Countries
The Impact of a Wilderness Experience on the Social Interactions and Social Expectations of Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents.
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Sachs, John J.; Miller, Sidney R. – Behavioral Disorders, 1992
The impact of a modified wilderness program on the cooperative and aggressive behaviors of seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents was evaluated in the context of self-efficacy theory. Results indicated that participating adolescents showed a significant increase in cooperative behaviors and that direct observation procedures were more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Aggression, Behavior Change
The Effects of Wilderness Camping and Hiking on the Self-Concept and Environmental Attitudes and Knowledge of Twelfth Graders.
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Gillett, Douglas P.; And Others – Journal of Environmental Education, 1991
A study determines the effect of a six-day wilderness experience on self-concept, knowledge of and attitude toward the environment of twelfth grade students (n=61). Results indicate that changes in self-concept and environmental knowledge can occur from short-term wilderness experiences. (56 references) (MCO)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Behavior Change, Camping