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Alice Morgan – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this research paper was to examine the relationship between vocational relevancy and adventure STEM education in the context of a four-day adventure STEM camp. Middle school students participated in a variety of adventure activities designed to teach STEM concepts. Using a concurrent triangulation mixed methods design, 246 students…
Descriptors: Relevance (Education), Adventure Education, STEM Education, Camps
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Gibbons, Sandra; Ebbeck, Vicki; Gruno, Jennifer; Battey, Glenda – Journal of Experiential Education, 2018
Background: Research has identified enhancement of positive self-concept as an important outcome connected with participation in adventure-based activities in physical education (PE). Purpose: This study compared the effectiveness of Team Building Through Physical Challenges (TBPC) and Adventure Curriculum for Physical Education (ACPE) programs on…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Adventure Education, Self Concept, Middle School Students
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Albright, Richard L. – Journal of School Counseling, 2016
General education, middle school students' experience and outcomes related to their participation in adventure based counseling (ABC) were investigated through the use of qualitative research case study design. Research questions examine what students expect, experience, and perceive as the impact of an adventure based intervention. Analysis of…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Middle School Students, Adventure Education
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Battey, Glenda J. L.; Ebbeck, Vicki – Journal of Experiential Education, 2013
Bullying behavior has problematic psychosocial ramifications for the bully, victim, and those who are both a bully and a victim. The Bully Prevention Challenge Course Curriculum utilizes a challenge ropes course to address bully behaviors in seventh-grade middle school classes. The program incorporates the use of challenge activities framed with…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Qualitative Research, Victims