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Cecil Hill Goodman – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: Research in outdoor adventure education (OAE) and related fields has argued that OAE programming can problematically reproduce dominant ways of being around patriarchy and whiteness. In particular, scholars have forwarded specific critiques of sense of place (SOP) in OAE or related fields. Purpose: This article investigated and…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Racism, Colonialism, Place Based Education
Jack Reed – Journal of Experiential Education, 2024
Background: The use or non-use of mobile technologies and social media in residential outdoor adventurous education (OAE) remains contested and generates an often-cited for-and-against argument in both theory and practice. Purpose: This qualitative study explored instructor perceptions of mobile technologies and social media in their practice as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Handheld Devices, Computer Oriented Programs
Widmer, Matthew A.; LeCheminant, James D.; Widmer, Mark A.; Christensen, William – Journal of Experiential Education, 2023
Background: Little is known about the effects of outdoor behavioral healthcare on participants' body composition or about the relationship between body changes and indicators of mental health. Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to compare body and mental health changes in adolescents in an 8-week adventure therapy program.…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Program Effectiveness, Body Composition, Mental Health
Ramírez, María-José; Allison, Pete – Journal of Experiential Education, 2023
Background: Youth expeditions are regarded as beneficial and even "life-changing" experiences for young people, however the evidence on their perceived long-term impact is limited. Purpose: The purpose of this research was to examine the perceived long-term influence of expeditions in participants' lives 29 and more years after going on…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Outdoor Education, Adventure Education, Program Effectiveness
Pringle, Graham; Boddy, Jennifer; Slattery, Maddy; Harris, Paul – Journal of Experiential Education, 2023
Background: Childhood adversity is linked with mental health concerns, including complex trauma (CT), whereas positive experiences may be restorative. Treatment for CT with adolescents commonly uses therapies administered indoors. Yet outdoor adventure, being rich in positive experiences, may also be appropriate. Purpose: This article examines how…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Therapy, Adolescents, Trauma
Kennedy, Jay – Journal of Experiential Education, 2023
Background: Scholarship has demonstrated the influence of hegemonic masculine norms on values and practices in outdoor adventure education. However, recent publications indicate that men outdoor leaders may be increasingly aware of gender biases and consequently changing their practice. To date, few publications have considered men outdoor…
Descriptors: Males, Gender Issues, Masculinity, Adventure Education
Holland, W. Hunter; Powell, Robert B.; Holland, Kathleen K.; Garst, Barry A.; Baldwin, Elizabeth D.; Quigley, Cassie F. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2022
Background: Continuing education programs for teachers seek to enhance outcomes for participants and their students. Experiential wilderness-based programs offer outdoor-recreational activities and experiential teaching initiatives. Research needs to be conducted to reveal how they influence individual behaviors. Purpose: This research…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Faculty Development, Experiential Learning
Shirilla, Paul; Solid, Craig; Graham, Suzanne E. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2022
Background: A common critique of adventure education research methodology is the overreliance on pre-/post-study designs to measure change. Purpose: This paper compares and contrasts two methods of data analysis on the same adventure education data set to show how these distinct approaches provide starkly different results and interpretation.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Adventure Education, Educational Research
Bettmann, Joanna Ellen; Anderson, Ileana; Makouske, Joe; Hanley, Adam – Journal of Experiential Education, 2022
Background: Skepticism of therapy and stigma are significant barriers for veterans with mental health issues. Therapeutic adventure shows promise in addressing veterans' mental health needs while circumventing the stigma many veterans face in initiating treatment. Purpose: Given the small group model of therapeutic adventure programs, such…
Descriptors: Veterans, Mental Disorders, Adventure Education, Barriers
Bell, Brent J.; Trumble, Mason; Morrissette, Renee' – Journal of Experiential Education, 2021
Background: Research results indicate outdoor orientation programs (OOPs) successfully help students transition to college and increase student retention, but an understanding of all the key variables involved in creating those positive transitions is unknown. Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the role of subjective social status as a…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, College Students, Social Status, Group Membership
Dobud, Will W.; Cavanaugh, Daniel L.; Harper, Nevin J. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2020
Background: Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) was popularized in the mid-1990s to improve client outcomes in psychotherapy, though implementation in clinical practice has been slow. Although increased outcome research in adventure therapy (AT) in the last decade has demonstrated AT as a viable treatment option, recent reviews have found worrying…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Adventure Education, Counselor Client Relationship
Kelly, John – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: Adventure experiences offer opportunities to improve resilience by exposure to controlled challenging situations. While previous studies have shown improvements in resilience, they have often lacked matched control groups, relied on a single measure of resilience, and had limited longitudinal follow-up. Purpose: This research assessed…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Adventure Education, Outdoor Education, Comparative Analysis
Meerts-Brandsma, Lisa; Sibthorp, Jim; Rochelle, Shannon – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: The relevance of outdoor adventure education (OAE) programs to diverse participants has been questioned by numerous scholars. Limited research exists about similarities in learning outcomes across categories of difference such as race and socioeconomic status. Purpose: This study focused on understanding how learning outcomes differed…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Minority Group Students, Disproportionate Representation, Socioeconomic Status
Ewert, Alan; Tessneer, Sharon – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: Epidemiological studies indicate that a majority of the U.S. population has been exposed to at least one traumatic event in their lives. In addition, resilience has become a variable of increasing interest in both society and the field of experiential education (EE). Purpose: In this study, the relationship between psychological…
Descriptors: College Students, Resilience (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Experiential Learning
Hutson, Garrett; Peredun, Liz; Rochelle, Shannon – Journal of Experiential Education, 2019
Background: One of the core environmental studies learning objectives at NOLS is for students to develop a "sense of place" by experiencing wilderness and exploring relationships with their surroundings. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how students report developing a sense of place after completing a course based out…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Physical Environment, Ecology, Student Development