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Full-Text Articles in Leisure Studies
Focusing In: Using Photo Elicitation To Explore The Meanings Of Outdoor Experiences, T. A. Loeffler
Focusing In: Using Photo Elicitation To Explore The Meanings Of Outdoor Experiences, T. A. Loeffler
Research in Outdoor Education
This exploratory qualitative study utilized photo-elicitation interviews to investigate the· inner significance of structured outdoor experiences for participants. Photo-elicitation provides a model for collaborative research in that the researcher becomes a listener as the subject interprets the image for the researcher. In the present study, photographs taken by the participants during their outdoor adventure experiences formed the foundation of the photo-elicitation interview.
Exploring The Role Of Reflection In The Pedagogy Of Outdoor Education, Tony Rea
Exploring The Role Of Reflection In The Pedagogy Of Outdoor Education, Tony Rea
Research in Outdoor Education
This paper seeks to examine the veracity of claims that Kolb's (1984) cycle of experiential learning can be applied to outdoor pedagogy and can help to explain the efficacy of outdoor educational programmes.
Photovoice: Capturing Campers' Perceptions Of The Outdoor Experience, Jennifer Johnston
Photovoice: Capturing Campers' Perceptions Of The Outdoor Experience, Jennifer Johnston
Research in Outdoor Education
Photovoice encourages participants to reflect on their life experiences by taking photographs, writing about, and discussing their work. It is based on Paulo Freire's empowerment education, which uses discussion to foster critical consciousness about one's life experiences. The purpose of this paper is to describe the Photovoice methodology and illustrate its application in a camp setting.
Analyzing Student Journals To Identify Themes From A Summer Field Study, Amy L. Sheaffer
Analyzing Student Journals To Identify Themes From A Summer Field Study, Amy L. Sheaffer
Research in Outdoor Education
Student joumal entries were analyzed from a two-week field study offered as a college-level course through a natural resource and environmental management program. The course content for the field course incorporated natural resource management, park management, and environmental history with the western United States. Students enrolling in the course were from a midwestem unlversity, and, for many, it was their first experience in the western states. Students were required to maintain a journal throughout the two-week field study. They were also required to read texts for the course and to make presentations to the group as experts on specific topics. …
Learning Styles Of College Students Enrolled In An Exeerience-Based Outdoor Leadership Program, Amy Shellman, Alan Ewert
Learning Styles Of College Students Enrolled In An Exeerience-Based Outdoor Leadership Program, Amy Shellman, Alan Ewert
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this study was to further the understanding of factors that may influence learning and, more specifically, how certain learning environments may affect individual learning style preferences. As is often the case with many outdoor programs, the emphasis is placed on experiential learning, or learning by doing. This is in contrast to more traditional college learning, which often relies heavily on didactic teaching where the instructor spends much of the time teaching in a lecture format. For this study, the learning style preferences of college students enrolled in an experientially-based outdoor leadership program were compared with those of …
Self-Determination And The Adventure Experience: A Study Of Female Adolescents, Sydney L. Sklar, Heather Gibson
Self-Determination And The Adventure Experience: A Study Of Female Adolescents, Sydney L. Sklar, Heather Gibson
Research in Outdoor Education
The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the self-determination characteristics of at-risk adolescents entering a therapeutic wilderness program and to determine the effect of the program on participants' self- determination.
Organizational Barriers To Inclusion: Perspectives From The Recreation Professional, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.
Organizational Barriers To Inclusion: Perspectives From The Recreation Professional, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.
School of Continuing and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff Works
Recreation professionals continually strive to serve a host of diverse program constituents, while leisure researchers attempt to uncover barriers to leisure participation. Much of the barriers or constraints research has come from the perspective of program participants. This study identified, from the perspectives and experiences of 18 recreation professionals, the issues and barriers that they perceive inhibit recreation program access and availability to diverse constituents, particularly ethnic minority populations. Co-cultural theory, which integrates the concepts of muted group theory and standpoint theory, was utilized as the study’s theoretical framework. In-depth interviews were utilized. Five primary barriers were identified that related …
Thinking Outside The Box: Placing Park And Recreation Professionals In K-12 Schools, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.
Thinking Outside The Box: Placing Park And Recreation Professionals In K-12 Schools, Dan K. Hibbler Ph.D.
School of Continuing and Professional Studies Faculty and Staff Works
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