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Testing The Adventure Recreation Model: A Replication With Subjects Involved In A Required Outdoor Experience, Lynn Anderson, Dale Anderson, Anderson Young
Testing The Adventure Recreation Model: A Replication With Subjects Involved In A Required Outdoor Experience, Lynn Anderson, Dale Anderson, Anderson Young
Research in Outdoor Education
The Adventure Recreation Model, first proposed and tested by Ewert and Hollenhorst (1989), attempts to describe participant. characteristics and patterns of use in adventure recreation activities. The model was originally tested with students at Ohio State University who were involved in an outdoor pursuits program consisting of a wide variety of outdoor adventure activities. This study replicated and extended this research by using subjects who participated in a required outdoor course with an outdoor adventure component. The purpose of the study was to test the fit of the adventure model with subjects who were expected to be more diverse in …
Outdoor Adventure And Health: Supporting Empirical Data, Camille J. Bunting
Outdoor Adventure And Health: Supporting Empirical Data, Camille J. Bunting
Research in Outdoor Education
The intent of this paper is to introduce a theoretical framework for considering connections between outdoor adventure and health, not to present the findings of one or two new research studies. A compilation of empirical data will be presented from various studies to illustrate the proposed connections, and provide documentation for subjective observations and beliefs long held by outdoor adventure educators. Therefore, the format that follows is not one of a typical research report, but of a position paper with supporting empirical data from the author's own research.