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Direct linkBell, Brent J.; Holmes, Marion Reid; Williams, Brady G. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2010
Researchers surveyed colleges and universities in the United States to assess the number providing outdoor orientation programs (OOPs). OOPs are defined as college orientation programs that work with small groups (15 or fewer) of first-year students, use adventure experiences, and include at least one overnight in a wilderness setting. This census…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Universities, Researchers, Adventure Education
Bell, Brent J.; Vaillancourt, Calvin – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2011
Outdoor orientation programs are established at the rate of 10 programs a year, yet discontinued at a rate of six programs a year (Bell, Holmes, & Williams, 2010). This study examined the discontinuation of 10 separate college outdoor orientation programs between 2003 and 2008. Using grounded theory, researchers proposed three reasons for program…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Colleges, School Orientation, Student Development
