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Direct linkBrent J. Bell; Jorich Horner; Trevor Guilmette; Katriana Kivari – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2024
Despite their aim to foster belongingness, a small percentage of incoming college students (1%-2%) report feeling excluded (not belonging) during their outdoor orientation program. Feelings of exclusion are often highly consequential to a person transitioning to college. This study explores the experiences of students reporting low levels of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student College Relationship, School Orientation, Student Experience
Bell, Brent J.; Trumble, Mason; Morrissette, Renee' – Journal of Experiential Education, 2021
Background: Research results indicate outdoor orientation programs (OOPs) successfully help students transition to college and increase student retention, but an understanding of all the key variables involved in creating those positive transitions is unknown. Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the role of subjective social status as a…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, College Students, Social Status, Group Membership
Shirilla, Paul – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
Social skill development is emerging as an important issue for educators and practitioners in their work with adolescent youth. This presentation will use the results from two ongoing research projects to examine the relationship between adventure-based programming and social skill development in the lives of diverse youth. The first project is…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Extension Education, Research Projects, Skill Development
Peer reviewedWasylyshyn, Vicki – Children Today, 1988
Describes the Support, Tutoring, and Adventures for Youth (S.T.A.Y.) program developed by the YMCA in Manchester, New Hampshire, to assist young teens at risk of dropping out of school. The program features educational and outdoor adventures, and focuses on motivation and counseling. (SKC)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Counseling, Outdoor Education, Potential Dropouts
Rosinski, Jane L. – 1980
To improve outdoor safety in general and the Hunter Safety Program in particular, 879 reported search and rescue incidents involving lost outdoor recreationists conducted by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department for 1974 to 1979 were studied. Data indicated that most incidents involved hikers (45%) and hunters (18%), occurred on clear sunny…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adventure Education, Outdoor Activities, Outdoor Education
Schulze, Joseph R. – 1970
New Hampshire high school students and Dartmouth College students who had participated in 4 OUTWARD BOUND courses in 1970 were interviewed (15 of the 59 high school participants and 14 of the 19 Dartmouth participants) and completed questionnaires. Additional information was drawn from discussions with OUTWARD BOUND staff members and with some of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adventure Education, College Students, Experiential Learning
