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Publication Date: 2022
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The COVID-19 Effect: Examining Organizational Resilience in Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Education
Rabinowitz, Erik; Leonard, Aaron M.; Ewert, Allen W.; Schwartz, Forrest; Deringer, S. Anthony
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, v14 n4 p101-115 2022
The COVID-19 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) pandemic has impacted much of society, including those organizations involved in the fields of outdoor adventure and experiential education (OAEE). This study examined the organizational characteristics held by a select group of OAEE organizations in an effort to identify practices associated with crisis resiliency as the OAEE fields transition to a Post-Vaccine Rollout (PVR) setting and beyond. Data for this study came from Phase 4 of a parent study examining the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on outdoor adventure education fields (OAEE) (Leonard et al., 2021). Data were collected via online survey using Qualtrics and examined at three points: (1) pre-pandemic, (2) pandemic, and (3) post-vaccine rollout (PVR). Both demographic and organizational resilience items were collected. Organizations were asked to grade themselves (A, B, C, D, E) on their levels of resilience during the three pandemic phases. From an initial sample of 860, 94 usable surveys were obtained for a 10.9% response rate. Overall, the organizations studied graded themselves as fairly effective in dealing with the pandemic. Moreover, the level of organizational resilience they reported started high (pre-pandemic), went down (during the pandemic), and rose during the post-vaccine rollout phase, but generally not to prepandemic levels. Dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for OAEE organizations to examine their effectiveness and organization resilience. This examination and subsequent action will be useful for the next crisis that emerges for the field.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Immunization Programs, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Organizational Climate, Self Evaluation (Groups), Crisis Management, Item Analysis, Organizational Effectiveness, Surveys
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