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Direct linkMichael Riley; Jim Sibthorp; Shannon Rochelle – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2024
Research has articulated the benefits of autonomy in outdoor programming (e.g., Chang, 2017), and the independent student expedition (ISE) is one type of autonomous experience that has received attention across the literature. Research suggests that ISEs have the potential to foster personal growth and promote group development (e.g., Daniel et…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Young Adults, Adventure Education, Outdoor Leadership
Tsikalas, Kallen E. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2016
This research examines the characteristics of adults that girls and adult OST facilitators consider most important for supporting positive youth development experiences in the outdoors. Three factors are identified: Emotional support, challenge support, and outdoor preparedness. While Emotional Support is rated most important by both girls and…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Adults, Children, Females
Goldenberg, Marni; Russell, Keith C.; Soule, Katherine – Journal of Experiential Education, 2011
This study explores differences between Outward Bound (OB) and National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) participant perspectives on programmatic factors and their relation to outcomes. Although OB and NOLS are assumed to be similar in many ways, as each program offers wilderness expeditions for students in backcountry environments, the mission…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Outcomes of Education, Comparative Analysis, Interviews
Sibthorp, Jim; Paisley, Karen; Gookin, John; Furman, Nate – Journal of Experiential Education, 2008
Allowing students a sense of autonomy has long been considered an important pedagogical tool. This paper synthesizes the current literature on student autonomy from the education, youth development, and outdoor adventure fields and explores its value through an analysis of data from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). The results…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Outdoor Leadership, Personal Autonomy, Teaching Methods
Phipps, Maurice, Ed.; Hayashi, Aya, Ed. – Wilderness Education Association, 2006
The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) helps people enjoy and protect our nation's most precious resource: Our wilderness areas. They have been training and certifying outdoor leaders around the world for nearly 30 years, teaching students safely and effectively to lead groups in the outdoors without harming the environment. In addition,…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Outdoor Leadership, Recreational Activities, Recreational Programs
