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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Team Building through Physical Challenges in Gender-Segregated Classes and Student Self-Conceptions
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Gibbons, Sandra L.; Ebbeck, Vicki – Journal of Experiential Education, 2011
It was of interest to determine if earlier research findings, where female students were particularly advantaged by the Team Building Through Physical Challenges (TBPC; Glover & Midura, 1992) program in a coeducational setting, would still be observed in gender-segregated physical education classes. A total of 260 female (n = 127) and male (n =…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Intervention, Multivariate Analysis, Single Sex Classes
Ecology and Task Structures in Adventure Education
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Zmudy, Mark H.; Curtner-Smith, Matthew D.; Steffen, Jeff – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
Many of the characteristics of effective physical education lessons have been discovered by sport pedagogy researchers by employing what has become known as the ecological or task structures perspective. The purpose of this study was to describe the task structures and ecology that existed in two consecutive 7-day summer adventure camps run by an…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adventure Education, Teaching Methods, Experiential Learning
Adventure-Based Programming and Social Skill Development in the Lives of Diverse Youth: Perspectives from Two Research Projects
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Shirilla, Paul – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
Social skill development is emerging as an important issue for educators and practitioners in their work with adolescent youth. This presentation will use the results from two ongoing research projects to examine the relationship between adventure-based programming and social skill development in the lives of diverse youth. The first project is…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Extension Education, Research Projects, Skill Development
Evaluation of a Ropes Course Experience for At-Risk Secondary School Students
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Conley, Laura; Caldarella, Paul; Young, Ellie – Journal of Experiential Education, 2007
This study evaluated the effects of a one-day ropes course on students' classroom involvement and affiliation. Middle and junior high school students who participated in the ropes course were from classes designed for students at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders. Using the Classroom Environment Scale (CES) Short Form, students evaluated…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Classes (Groups of Students), Junior High School Students, Classroom Environment