What Outcomes Are We Trying to Achieve in Our Outdoor Programs?

Autor/inn/en	McCleod, Beth; Allen-Craig, Sandy
Titel	What Outcomes Are We Trying to Achieve in Our Outdoor Programs?
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 11 (2007) 2, S.41-49 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1324-1486
Schlagwörter	Outdoor Education; Outcomes of Education; Experiential Learning; Daily Living Skills; Time Management; Interpersonal Competence; Achievement Need; Outdoor Leadership; Intellectual Development; Emotional Adjustment; Self Efficacy; Males; Grade 9; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Capacity Building; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freiluftunterricht; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Alltagsfertigkeit; Zeitmanagement; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Gruppenleitung; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Emotionale Anpassung; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	In this paper we examine the effect an outdoor and experiential education program on the life effectiveness skills of its participants. A private boys school in Melbourne focused on the challenging time of year nine to implement a program they hoped would enable the boys to develop life effectiveness skills in the areas of time management, social competence, achievement motivation, intellectual flexibility, task leadership, emotional control, active initiative and self-confidence. The program involved a progression through a variety of curriculum areas including a number of outdoor education components and trips. We specifically considered two major areas of the program. The first, an examination of the boy's life effectiveness skills after the program; and secondly whether participation in the outdoor education component had a more significant impact on life effectiveness skills compared to the other programs. Results showed the life effectiveness skills of the boys increased after each aspect of the program, with a significant difference found between the life effectiveness skills of the boys who participated in two outdoor education programs compared to only one. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01