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Dustin, Daniel; Furman, Nate; Bricker, Nate; Cederquist, John; Schumann, Scott – Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership, 2017
This paper illustrates the relevance of campus recreation to higher education through a University of Utah case study. Offering Utah's Experiential Learning and Outdoor Recreation Education (U-EXPLORE) program as our exemplar, we advance four lines of thought. First, we establish the relationship between an active body and an active mind. Second,…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, College Students, Outdoor Education, Program Effectiveness
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2015
This study measured the impact of the "Fitness Improves Thinking in Kids" ("FITKids") afterschool program on the executive control (i.e., maintaining focus, performing multiple cognitive processes) and physical fitness of preadolescent students. The "FITKids" program was held at the University of Illinois' campus and…
Descriptors: Physical Fitness, After School Programs, Executive Function, Brain