"Riding the Rip": An Experiential and Integrated Human-Physical Geography Curriculum in Costa Rica

Autor/inn/en	Brannstrom, Christian; Houser, Chris
Titel	"Riding the Rip": An Experiential and Integrated Human-Physical Geography Curriculum in Costa Rica
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 39 (2015) 4, S.527-542 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2015.1084497
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Experiential Learning; Physical Geography; Field Experience Programs; Oceanography; College Students; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Costa Rica; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Physische Geografie; Praxisnahes Lernen; Ozeanografie; Collegestudent; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Integrating research into short-term study abroad programs is challenging because of language, fieldwork logistics, and traditional learning models based on passive classroom experiences. Experiential learning often makes use of research as experience, but relatively few examples integrate human and physical geography. Here, we describe an experiential and integrated human--physical undergraduate geography curriculum in Costa Rica. We combine rip current morphodynamics, beach-user surveys, and cultural landscape in a 3-week program in Costa Rica. Emotions associated with the direct and indirect experience of "riding the rip" positively influenced the cognitive domain of student learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01