Developing Life Effectiveness through Adventure Education: The Roles of Participant Expectations, Perceptions of Empowerment, and Learning Relevance

Autor/inn/en	Sibthorp, Jim; Arthur-Banning, Skye
Titel	Developing Life Effectiveness through Adventure Education: The Roles of Participant Expectations, Perceptions of Empowerment, and Learning Relevance
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 27 (2004) 1, S.32-50 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
Schlagwörter	Adventure Education; Participant Satisfaction; Relevance (Education); Empowerment; Experiential Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Relevance; Relevanz; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen
Abstract	The processes behind many adventure education programs remain poorly documented, and how development is fostered through adventure is not well understood. While a number of theory-based articles do exist, little empirical research has been available to influence experiential education program design. This study explores the roles that participant pre-program expectations, on-program perceptions of empowerment, and learning relevance play in the development of life effectiveness through an adventure education program. The path analyses supported the hypothesized role of perceived personal empowerment as a mediator between participant expectations and the development of life effectiveness. The hypothesized mediating role of perceived learning relevance was not supported. Implications for program design and future research on the adventure education process are discussed. (Contains 4 figures, 2 tables, and 2 footnotes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10