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Brown, Heather – Horizons, 2002
Summer Activities Initiatives is a U.K. program that uses outdoor adventure activities to prevent dropouts and help at-risk young people re-engage with services that offer them further education, training, or employment. This preliminary look at a program evaluation discusses the target group, recruitment, staffing, residential programming,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Guidance, Foreign Countries
Nichols, Geoff – Horizons, 2001
Questionnaires completed by 777 participants evaluated 32 pilot summer programs in the United Kingdom designed to help high-risk 16-year-olds make the transition from secondary school to adult life and to enhance eight personal and social skills through outdoor activities. Results indicate the programs had a positive impact, but numerous…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
Kirby, Laura – Horizons, 2002
A British summer adventure education program aims to re-engage high risk secondary students into society. A qualitative evaluation found that although the participants had fun, there was not enough focus on transferring skills to daily life. Because of the many factors affecting the experience, any difference made in the lives of the youths was…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students
