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ERIC Number: EJ515280
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0265-5802
Assessing the Impact of the Wilderness Alternative for Youth Programme: An Outward Bound Programme for Adjudicated Youth.
Sakofs, Mitchell
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, v9 n4 p16-21 Win 1992
A 3-year study of 115 youth offenders ages 14-17 who were involved in a program that integrated wilderness or adventure therapy with a community-based component revealed significant positive changes in 10 out of 33 psychometric scales considered essential precursors to behavioral changes. However, no significant behavioral changes were observed. (TD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Intervention, Recidivism, Rehabilitation Programs, Secondary Education, Therapeutic Recreation, Youth Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Adventure Therapy; Outward Bound