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Rabinowitz, Erik; Leonard, Aaron M.; Ewert, Allen W.; Schwartz, Forrest; Deringer, S. Anthony – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2022
The COVID-19 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) pandemic has impacted much of society, including those organizations involved in the fields of outdoor adventure and experiential education (OAEE). This study examined the organizational characteristics held by a select group of OAEE organizations in an effort to identify…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Outdoor Education
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Meerts-Brandsma, Lisa; Furman, Nate; Sibthorp, Jim – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
In 2003, the University of Utah and the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) completed a study that developed a risk management taxonomy in the outdoor adventure industry and assessed how different outdoor expeditionary programs (OEPs) managed risk (Szolosi, Sibthorp, Paisley, & Gookin, 2003). By unifying the language around risk, the…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Risk Management
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Bailey, Andrew W.; Kang, H. K.; Lewis, T. Grant – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
Outdoor recreation and adventure tourism are overlapping industries serving similar clientele. While descriptive marketing research exists for both industries (George Washington University School of Business [GW], Adventure Travel Trade Association [ATTA], & Xola Consulting [XC], 2010; Outdoor Foundation [OF], 2014), there is no clear…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Recreational Activities, Tourism
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Bobilya, Andrew J.; Lindley, Betsy R.; Faircloth, W. Brad; Holman, Tom – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
Evidence-based programming and the importance of research has gained attention among outdoor and adventure-based programs in recent years (Sibthorp, 2009) regardless of the challenges that often accompany this type of investigation (Bialeschki, Henderson, Hickerson, & Browne, 2012). Programs must often develop their own evaluation instruments,…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Evaluation Methods
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Dobud, Will – Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education, 2016
This paper presents an account of a research project that explored the experiences of adolescents struggling with behavioral and emotional issues, who participated in a 14-day adventure therapy program in Australia referred to by the pseudonym, "Onward Adventures". All participants of this program over the age of 16 who completed within…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Outdoor Education, Adolescents, Surveys
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Whittington, Anja; Aspelmeier, Jeffery E.; Budbill, Nadine W. – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2016
This study examined whether participation in an adventure program increased the resiliency of adolescent girls. Eighty-seven girls who participated in Dirt Divas, a non-profit, adventure program, completed the Resiliency Scale for Children and Adolescents® before and after their experience. Means-comparison tests for within-subjects designs were…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Outdoor Education, Resilience (Psychology), Adolescents
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Atencio, Matthew; Tan, Yuen Sze Michelle – Curriculum Journal, 2016
The study featured in this paper investigates pre- and in-service Physical Education (PE) teachers' diverse views of OE (Outdoor Education) against the backdrop of numerous curricular changes underpinning Singaporean education. We highlight the potential challenges Singaporean schools and teachers may face in implementing the newly formalized OE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Physical Education Teachers, Student Attitudes