ERIC Number: EJ967490
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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Cooperation in Outdoor Recreation: Are We Working Together toward Common Purposes?
Reynolds, Michael E.
Journal of the Wilderness Education Association, v17 n3 p13-14 Win 2005
The design of this study was to measure the extent of cooperation among groups involved with outdoor recreation programs on college campuses. To measure cooperation between the groups, a 15 question survey, titled "Cooperation in Outdoor Recreation," was developed. Survey topics ranged from consistency of curriculum to cooperation in the use of equipment to consultation over legal liability concerns to coordination of facilities/employment to sharing of expertise to perceptions between groups. The survey was mailed to 280 individuals involved in the field of outdoor recreation. A one-way between-groups analysis of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to explore the relationships between the groups involved with outdoor recreation programs on college campuses and the topics measured by the "Cooperation in Outdoor Recreation" survey. The data reveals the results of two of the 15 questions contained in the survey. Each of the three groups "strongly" agreed that nationally, an attitude of cooperation should exist between Outdoor Academia and Campus Outdoor Recreation Programmers. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Campuses, Outdoor Education, Recreation, Recreational Activities, Educational Cooperation, Shared Resources and Services, School Surveys, Mail Surveys, Likert Scales, Collegiality, Higher Education, Program Attitudes, Social Attitudes
Wilderness Education Association. National Office PO Box 4554, Burlington, VT 05406. Tel: 802-448-1191. Web site: http://www.weainfo.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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