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Chung-Chi Wu; Cheng-Wei Li – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2024
This study aims to evaluate the effect of adventure education programs on resilience enhancement among first-year undergraduate students. The researchers designed adventure education courses using a benefits-based management activity planning model. An analysis is conducted using quasi-experimental and pre- and post-test non-equivalent group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adventure Education, College Freshmen, Resilience (Psychology)
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Yu-Chen Wei – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2025
This study examined the effectiveness of a career course designed to increase career self-efficacy and exploration among undergraduate students from a university in Taiwan. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to compare a group of students who completed high-intensity action-based assignments (experimental group, n = 74) with another group…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Career Choice, Career Education
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Lee, KoFan; Ewert, Alan – Journal of Experiential Education, 2013
This study focused on the mediating effect of two adventure programs emphasizing relationship establishment between youth on the relationship between family styles and levels of intrinsic motivation. Family style is defined as the levels of caring and discipline family members give to their children. Because of its connection to interest,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Family Environment, Motivation
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Norton, Christine L.; Hsieh, Chi-Mou – Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 2011
This paper examines the importance of the therapeutic relationship and the need for cultural competence in adventure therapy. Cultural differences between therapist and client can sometimes result in possible misinterpretation and conflict, which can lead to problems in the therapeutic relationship and negatively affect treatment outcomes. This…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Cultural Differences, Therapy, Adventure Education
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Wilson, Jackson – Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, 2008
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) is increasingly offering more international courses (Williams, 2007). Recent examples of such courses have included courses operating in Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand, Romania, and East Africa. This article compares the ethnographic data resulting from a recent 14 day Wilderness Stewardship Course in Taiwan…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Ethnography, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Phipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2009
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect the nation's most precious resource: the wilderness areas. The WEA has been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. This document…
Descriptors: Outdoor Leadership, Outdoor Education, Physical Activities, Recreational Activities