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Faculty Training Manual-- Academic Component: International Student Volunteers, Jessica Sue Niven Jan 2005

Faculty Training Manual-- Academic Component: International Student Volunteers, Jessica Sue Niven

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to develop a training manual that will provide a common foundation for all faculty, regardless of their academic field and to take a comprehensive approach to teaching and understanding environmental education within the context of different cultures. It looks at what shapes environmental attitudes and how these attitudes vary between cultures.


The Nature Of Trust And Its Impact On The Relationship Between Facilitator And Participant In An Outdoor Education Experience, T. Grant Lewis Jr. Jan 2005

The Nature Of Trust And Its Impact On The Relationship Between Facilitator And Participant In An Outdoor Education Experience, T. Grant Lewis Jr.

The Corinthian

This study is based on a research study that examined the concept of trust as a critical characteristic in the relationship between facilitator and participant in an outdoor education experience. Data was collected from 35 graduate and undergraduate students in an outdoor education academic program at a small university in the southeast. Participants completed a 14 question survey that combined Likert scale response items with several open-ended short answer questions. Survey questions explored the characteristics necessary for a facilitator to possess in order to create a relationship of trust with participants, as well as defining the concepts of trust and …