An Investigation of the Outward Bound Final Expedition

Autor/inn/en	Bobilya, Andrew J.; Kalisch, Ken; Daniel, Brad
Titel	An Investigation of the Outward Bound Final Expedition
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 33 (2011) 4, S.356-359 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.5193/JEE33.4.356
Schlagwörter	Adventure Education; Travel; Student Experience; Physical Environment; Teacher Role; Surveys; Group Unity; Individual Power; Self Efficacy; Personal Autonomy; Leadership; Individual Development; Student Attitudes; Program Descriptions; North Carolina + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Studienerfahrung; Natürliche Umwelt; Lehrerrolle; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Gruppenidentität; Eigeninitiative; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Individuelle Autonomie; Führung; Führungsposition; Individuelle Entwicklung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Research of wilderness programs indicates a clear need for additional investigation of specific program components and their influence on participant outcomes. This study examines one component of the Outward Bound wilderness program--the Final Expedition. The Final Expedition is a student-led wilderness expedition and is also referred to as an autonomous student expedition or independent group travel. The Outward Bound Final Expedition allows the student team to take over the leadership of the expedition while instructors maintain safe oversight (Outward Bound, 2010). This paper presents findings from a study conducted in 2008-09 involving participants at the North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS). The purpose of the study was to understand participants' perceptions of their Final Expedition experience. NCOBS annually operates courses with various age groups, course lengths, modes of travel, and program locations. Because of the Final Expedition's standard use and its significant contribution to student learning and growth, there is a need to better understand the meaning that participants attribute to the Final Expedition. Most related research to date has yet to explore this component of the Outward Bound wilderness student experience. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10