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Gibbs, Caroline; Bunyan, Peter – Horizons, 1997
Significant increases in global self-esteem and the four subdomains of physical self-worth were measured in 66 males and 60 females with a mean age of 15.1 years who participated in a (British) Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme expedition, indicating that adventure education can be a vehicle for personal and social development. Contains 21…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Development
Bramwell, K.; Forrester, S.; Houle, B.; Larocque, J.; Villeneuve, L.; Priest, S. – Horizons, 1997
A company division of 72 people that had participated in an adventure training program one year earlier was surveyed to identify the longitudinal impacts of adventure training on corporate managers, attitudes toward adventure training, and changes in work behavior. Results showed positive changes that were short-lived without follow-up programs.…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Corporate Education, Employee Attitudes
Clay, Gordon – Horizons, 1999
A survey of outdoor and adventure activities (OAA) in 33 United Kingdom schools found the following: 1) successful programs resulted from individual teachers' commitment, 2) primary and secondary pupils gained enormous benefits from OAA, 3) OAA's benefits were often lost because of inadequate reporting, and 4) OAA's contributions to personal…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Harris, Ian – Horizons, 2000
A study examining the effect of outdoor adventure experience on student self-concept surveyed 30 British secondary students in a 5-day residential outdoor course and a control group of 30 students. Self-concept scores of the experimental group rose during the course and 3 months later, while the control group showed no significant change. (TD)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Outcomes of Education
Hayllar, Bruce – Horizons, 1997
Reviews research on outcomes of Outdoor Management Development (OMD). Presents the first part of a study in which 12 managers and consultants in OMD programs in large British and Australian companies were interviewed to determine how OMD works. Three broad themes were identified: learning environment, personal insights and outcomes, and emotional…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Corporate Education, Educational Environment, Educational Strategies
Harris, Ian – Horizons, 1999
A survey of all secondary schools in a southern English county found that 4.6% offered outdoor education courses, 15% had discontinued such courses in the last 5 years, 46% included outdoor/adventure activities in physical-education curricula, and 88% ran short residential trips temporarily replacing the school curriculum. Discusses obstacles and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, British National Curriculum, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Rubens, Des – Horizons, 1999
Mastery and performance goals of learning were related to "broad" and "narrow" views of adventure identified through interviews with 12 British outdoor educators. Motivational research provides empirical support for using progressive teaching approaches in outdoor education. Findings suggest that educators should encourage a…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Cognitive Style, Educational Environment, Educational Psychology
