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Outward Bound and Civic-Minded: The Impact of an Outward Bound Course on Students' Understanding of and Experiences with Public Service
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Bolick, Cheryl Mason; Nilsen, Ryan – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2019
Research on individuals' experiences engaging in outdoor education programs suggests participants are impacted in a number of ways. This study investigated the impact of participation in a wilderness education course on undergraduates' experiences with public service. This study asked the research question, what is the impact of an Outward Bound…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Undergraduate Students, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness
Effectiveness of a Low Ropes Course Experience To Promote Learning in an HRD Graduate Course.
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Bartley, Sharon Jeffcoat; Kupritz, Virginia W.; Powers, Michael – Workforce Education Forum, 2003
Questionnaires completed by 54 human resource development graduate students who participated in a low-ropes activity indicated that it enhanced learning of course concepts. Students thought that effective facilitation of the activity contributed to their learning. (Contains 39 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Graduate Study, Higher Education
The Long-Term Effects of a First-Year Student Wilderness Orientation Program.
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Gass, Michael A.; Garvey, Daniel E.; Sugerman, Deborah A. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2003
A study examining the long-term influences of a university wilderness orientation program interviewed 16 participants 17 years later. Three consistent themes emerged: assumptions of themselves and others were challenged; peer friendships developed had strong, positive, and lasting effects; and the orientation program positively affected their…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, College Programs, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
"Better Camping for All" through Research. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Camping Research Section of the American Camping Association (Atlanta, Georgia, March 13, 1985).
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Henderson, Karla, Comp. – 1985
Eight abstracts provide key points of papers presented at the 1985 meeting of the Camping Research Section of the American Camping Association. Topics discussed were: the effects of a one-week resident camp experience on environmental attitudes, goals and accomplishments of the National Outdoor Education Consortium for Research and Evaluation, the…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Camping, Continuing Education