Canoe Trips: An Especially Good Place for Conversation about Student Transition

Autor/in	Hannah, John
Titel	Canoe Trips: An Especially Good Place for Conversation about Student Transition
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 41 (2018) 4, S.356-368 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/1053825918784630
Schlagwörter	Adventure Education; Experiential Learning; Recreational Activities; School Orientation; College Students; Transitional Programs; Transformative Learning; Outcomes of Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Freizeitgestaltung; Collegestudent; Pädagogische Transformation; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg
Abstract	Background: Many postsecondary institutions offer outdoor programs to incoming students as a form of orientation or transition event. Positive outcomes for students are shown to result from these interventions but less is known about the mechanisms leading to these outcomes. Purpose: This article argues that "conversation" is one of these mechanisms and suggests canoe trips are an especially good intervention in which to generate conversation about student transition. Methodology/Approach: Insights emerging from our own outdoor orientation program called "Portage" lead to a hypothesis that canoe trips create three conditions ideal for the generation of productive conversation about student transition: the emergence of communitas, more egalitarian and communal relationships, and a rich source of metaphor. Findings/Conclusions: The "Portage" experience shows promise as a way to help students explore their educational and transition experiences through conversation. Implications: The intentional generation of conversation through metaphor on canoe trips may offer a useful space of pedagogical possibility to help students contemplate and pass through their transition more productively. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01