Snowshoeing and Winter Camping as an Experiential Programme for Physical Education

Autor/inn/en	Svoboda, Jakub; Jirásek, Ivo
Titel	Snowshoeing and Winter Camping as an Experiential Programme for Physical Education
Quelle	In: Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 13 (2022) 2, S.170-190 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jirásek, Ivo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2574-2981
DOI	10.1080/25742981.2021.1997336
Schlagwörter	Recreational Activities; Experiential Learning; Physical Education; Metacognition; Program Descriptions; Adventure Education; Universities; Undergraduate Students; Student Attitudes; Phenomenology; Group Dynamics; Holistic Approach; Outcomes of Education; Foreign Countries; Czech Republic + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeitgestaltung; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; University; Universität; Schülerverhalten; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Gruppendynamik; Holistischer Ansatz; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Tschechische Republik
Abstract	Snowshoeing is a traditional winter movement activity, but it is not very often utilised in formal physical education. This research study investigates whether snowshoeing and winter camping are suitable for use in university physical education and how the experience of such activities can benefit students. Eight students (five men, three women) participated voluntarily in this qualitative research study, participating in a five-day snowshoeing course with four nights spent in tents in the mountains in winter. After semi-structured interviews and participatory observation, the data were subjected to interpretative phenomenological analysis. There are three main topics anchored in that data. First, the participants' experience can become a form of meditation in motion with various mental states, such as deep concentration, or what they describe as 'head off' or 'shutting down' the mind. The second theme is the connection, the sense of belonging to the group. The last theme is the real experience of nature in winter, as opposed to the routine of everyday life. A programme of snowshoeing and camping in tents in a natural environment in winter can enrich physical education and can help students gain a better understanding of the holistic essence of the human way of being. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01