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Adventure Education and Resilience Enhancement
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Beightol, Jesse; Jevertson, Jenn; Carter, Susan; Gray, Sky; Gass, Michael – Journal of Experiential Education, 2012
This study assessed the effect of an experiential, adventure-based program on levels of resilience in fifth-grade Latino students. A mixed methods, quasi-experimental design was used to measure the impact of the Santa Fe Mountain Center's Anti-Bullying Initiative on internal assets commonly associated with resilient individuals. Results indicated…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Bullying, Quasiexperimental Design, Grade 5
The Effect of an Experiential, Adventure-Based "Anti-Bullying Initiative" on Levels of Resilience: A Mixed Methods Study
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Beightol, Jesse; Jevertson, Jenn; Gray, Sky; Carter, Susan; Gass, Michael – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of an experiential, adventure-based "Anti-Bullying Initiative" on levels of resilience. The goal of this initiative was to create a more positive, caring, and safe learning environment for all students at a local elementary school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Activities were designed to…
Descriptors: Bullying, Educational Environment, Experiential Learning, Adventure Education
Wilderness Experience Program. Final Evaluation Report.
Kimball, Richard Owen – 1979
The Wilderness Experience is an innovative, experiential program under New Mexico's Statewide Forensic Treatment System for mentally disordered first offenders and those soon to be released on parole or probation. Developed from the concepts of Outward Bound, criminal offenders undergo an intensive 17-21 day confrontation with their physical,…
Descriptors: Adults, Adventure Education, American Indians, Antisocial Behavior