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Wilderness Leadershiptraining:Influence On Judgment And Decision Making, Mike Mcgowan, Rogene Mckiernan

Research in Outdoor Education

A repeated measures design was used to examine changes in the level of moral deci­sion making attributed to participation in the ECOEE field studies program.

How Deep Ecology And Critical Social Theory Come Together In Outdoor Travel Guiding: On Thediscovery Of Being A Researcher, Bob Henderson

Research in Outdoor Education

The author describes planned research:

With 10 years of reviewing and keeping selections from the travel journals of over 50 trips, winter and summer, it seems appropri­ate at this time to address an Outdoor Edu­cation Research Symposium with a story of realization and research findings that speak to a liberation from oppressive cultural forces for a radically new conception of self (of "being a researcher"). Influences of nar­rative inquiry, emancipatory research, fem­inist theory and perspectival heuristic studies are all involved in shaping the ways of knowing, ways of teaching, and ways of valuing presented here as a new approach to …

On Evaluating Environmental Education, Ilka List

Research in Outdoor Education

Are we doing what we think we are doing in our outdoor environmental education programs? We need answers in order to improve our programs, as well as to convince funding organizations that we de­serve their money. Although most funding agencies know how difficult it is to evaluate qualitative experience, they still ask us to try. I think that children's art can provide such a tool. Although many people are not at all familiar with interpreting children's art, the skill is not difficult to learn, and the artwork reveals a great deal.

Reconnecting With Nature: A Vision For The Future, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors (Ceo)

Research in Outdoor Education

Conference Announcement for the Second Coalition for Education in the Outdoors National Conference held in October, 1994.

Camp Peregrine Research: An Investigation Of The Development Of Environmental Empathy, Diana Sweet Wilson

Research in Outdoor Education

Our research goal at Mohonk Preserve' s Camp Peregrine during the past five years has been to discover bet­ter ways to give children opportunity to experience the environment that results in a deep empathy for the organisms and their physical habitats. Empathy for non-human characters involves the focusing of attention on the other and the assumption of the role of the other, as well as cognitive activities that lead to understanding of the other's sit­uati9n (Hoffman, 1993). We link adventure, scientific inquiry, and storytelling to ac­complish these goals.

Exploring The Islands: An Educator's Manual For Teaching Primary Students About The Channel Islands, Debra Jean Everton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Thematic Guide Involving Students In Literature-Based Activities Utilizing Animals, Carole Anne Mattera, Patricia Anne Atherton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Environmental Education Resource Directory For San Bernardino, Riverside And Orange Counties, Charles A. Perez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Energy Watch: An Energy Conservation Project For Elementary Schools, Bonnie R. Trusler

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this project was to organize and implement an energy conservation program for second and fifth grade students that would increase their overall awareness and understanding of energy concepts and energy conservation.

An Inventory And Condition Survey Of The Murchison River Catchment, Western Australia, Peter James Curry, A L. Payne, K A. Leighton, P Hennig, D A. Blood

Technical Bulletins

The inventory and condition survey of the Murchison River catchment and surrounds, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture between 1985 and 1988, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. The area surveyed by field work during 1985-88 …

An Inventory And Condition Survey Of Rangelands In The North-Eastern Goldfields, Western Australia, H J. Pringle, S A. Gilligan, A M E Van Vreeswyk

Technical Bulletins

The inventory and condition survey of the north-eastern Goldfields, undertaken by the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia (DAFWA) between 1988 and 1990, describes and maps the natural resources of the region’s pastoral leasehold land. This survey report provides a baseline record of the existence and condition of the natural area’s resources, to assist with the planning and implementation of land management practices. The report identified and described the condition of soils, landforms, vegetation, habitat, ecosystems, and declared plants and animals. It also assessed the impact of pastoralism and made land management recommendations. The area surveyed covers about 100 …

Lake Education Project: An Environmental Program For Lake Elsinore Students, W. Arthur Mcmahon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Geological Field Guide To The Cedar Point Biological Station, Keith County, Nebraska, Robert F. Diffendal Jr., Roger K. Pabian

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

This field guide was produced by staff members of the Conservation and Survey Division of the University of Nebraska originally in 1979 at the request of Dr. Brent Nickol, former Director of the Cedar Point Biological Station. It is an introduction to the geologic history and paleoecology of the Cedar Point area intended for students, staff, and other persons using the camp. This revision has been made some 15 years after the first version to reflect changes in ideas resulting from new data collected during that time.

Users of this guide should take care when studying the rock exposures described …

Waste In Place: Facilitator's Training Handbook, Susan L. Mathieu

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Desert Studies: A Comprehensive Curriculum, Esther Arlaine Tyler

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Development And Construction Of A Model Environmental Study Area, Samuel Joseph Patalano

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Environmental Education, Daniel Lynch, Charles Hutchinson

Dartmouth Scholarship

The need for a new profession devoted to environmental matters is asserted. The qualities of such a profession are sketched, and it is argued that new initiatives in environmental education are needed in the form of graduate, professional programs with primary emphasis on practice. An example 2-year program is presented. A fundamental requirement is scientific competence; undergraduate preparation in the sciences or engineering is mandatory. The graduate curriculum itself is built on three primary cores: environmental science and engineering, business and management, and public policy. Additionally, an environmental round table is proposed as a focal point for academic, industrial, governmental, …

Front Matter, Coalition For Education In The Outdoors (Ceo)

Research in Outdoor Education

The Coalition for Education in the Outdoors initiated a Research Task Force in 1990 with the purpose of supporting the conduct of research in the field and the dissemination of the results. The Symposium at Bradford Woods and these proceedings offer evidence of the success of this task force. At the 1992 Symposium, there was general agreement that the symposium be a regular occurrence. Information on future events will be available through the Coalition Office.

This article includes the Editors and Research Committee for Volume 1 as well as the Table of Contents.

Research In Outdoor Education: Individual And Personal Growth, Simon Priest

Research in Outdoor Education

This article contains the text of a keynote presentation at the Inaugural Symposium at Bradford Woods, January 1992, which focused on research into individual and personal growth through outdoor education.

Summary Of The Human/Environmental Interaction Discussion, Karla Henderson, Lisa V. Bardwell

Research in Outdoor Education

Summarizes the group discussion held following Bardwell's keynote on The Restorative Experience and Outdoor Education.

A Bigger Piece Of The Puzzle: The Restorative Experience And Outdoor Education, Lisa V. Bardwell

Research in Outdoor Education

This article contains the text of a keynote presentation at the Inaugural Symposium for Research in Outdoor Education at Bradford Woods, January 1992. The presentation focused on outdoor education as a restorative experience.

Summary Of Individual/Personal Growth Discussion, Simon Priest, Alan Ewert

Research in Outdoor Education

Summarizes the group discussion held following Priest's keynote on Individual and Personal Growth.

Research In Outdoor Education: Group Development And Group Dynamics, Leo H. Mcavoy, Denise S. Mitten, James P. Steckart, L. Alison Stringer

Research in Outdoor Education

This article contains the text of a keynote presentation at the Inaugural Symposium for Research in Outdoor Education at Bradford Woods, January 1992,. The presentation focused on the development of positive group dynamics.

Summary Of Group Development/ Group Dynamics Discussion, Leo H. Mcavoy, Anderson B. Young

Research in Outdoor Education

Summarizes the group discussion held following the keynote on group development and group dynamics.

Summary Of Therapeutic Uses Discussion, Michael Gass

Research in Outdoor Education

Summarizes the group discussion held following the keynote on therapeutic outdoor recreation.

Therapeutic Uses Of Adventure-Challenge-Outdoor-Wilderness: Theory And Research, H. Lee Gillis

Research in Outdoor Education

This article contains the text of a keynote presentation at the Inaugural Symposium at Bradford Woods, January 1992, which focused on research into therapeutic recreation.

Fear In Outdoor Education: The Influence Of Gender And Program, Anderson B. Young, Alan Ewert

Research in Outdoor Education

Using the Situational Fear Inventory, outdoor course participants identified the degree to which they experienced social-based and physical-based anxieties at the beginning, middle, and end of their course. Levels of social-based fears were higher and more resistant to modification. Females expressed higher levels of fears. Most fears were reduced significantly through program participation.

Optimal Experience Among Campers In A Resident Camp Setting, M. Deborah Bialeschki, Karla A. Henderson

Research in Outdoor Education

The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess optimal experience, also known as "flow" and "quality of experience," in a resident camp setting. Campers from a private coeducational children's camp in the southeastern United States were asked to record descriptions of their involvement, attitudes, and feelings during randomly selected times during two camp sessions in 1991. The research questions addressed were: How do experiences associated with a quality of experience and flow occur in the resident camp setting? How frequently do they occur? What implications does an understanding of flow have for providing better camp experience.,? Based on this …

Outcomes Of Adventure Program Participation By Adolescents Involved In Psychiatric Treatment, Jeffrey P. Witman

Research in Outdoor Education

This study investigated selected outcomes of adventure program participation by adolescents involved with psychiatric treatment. This study was one component of a larger study of adventure outcomes among adolescents in treatment A random (N=42) sample of program participants at 12 sites (hospitals, treatment centers) were involved. The participants were asked a week after their involvement in adventure experiences, to indicate the extent to which they had shared information about the adventure experience with others and bad applied attitudes and skills gained in the program. The findings suggested that adolescents in treatment talk about the adventure experience and apply it in …

Neuroendocrine Reactivity During The Naturalistic Stress Of An Outward Bound Course, Camille J. Bunting, Cynthia Kuhn, Redford B. Williams

Research in Outdoor Education

Recent studies have found that subjects with high hostility propensity have greater catecholamine (CA) and cortisol (Cf) levels during laboratory stressors. The present investigation sought to determine if similar patterns would be found in the naturalistic setting of an Outward Bound experience, and if high versus low aerobic fitness would influence CA and CT levels in this setting. Sixty-six individuals volunteered for the study from participants who had registered for a nine-day 'adult intensive' Outward Bound course. Thirty-one subjects were selected from those who volunteered. The Cook-Medley Hostility Inventory was completed by each subject prior to arriving for their course …