Proceedings of the 2013 Symposium on Experiential Education Research
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Proceedings of the 2013 Symposium on Experiential Education Research presented at the 41st Annual International AEE Conference Denver, CO October 31-November 3, 2013 1 Welcome to SEER Welcome to the 13th Annual Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER). The purpose of this symposium is to provide a formal setting for the reporting of research in the broad areas of experiential education. Toward that end, all the research presentations were blind reviewed by a panel of referees, and the scores tabulated by the SEER co-chairs before final decisions were made and themed sessions assembled. Whether accepted or not, the authors who submitted material should be congratulated for their efforts. This year, we are pleased to re-introduce the SEER poster session. Due to the many quality proposals submitted this year, we included the poster session as a way to provide an audience for these studies. We also continue to include a key points and summary of potential research topics discussions to each of the SEER sessions. As is now a SEER tradition, we are delighted to open SEER with a reception and address for the winner of the 2013 Distinguished Researcher Award, Dr. Alan Ewert. We are pleased Dr. Ewert has agreed to open our 13th SEER with his thoughts about experiential education research. Along with the researchers who submitted their work for review, we also wish to recognize others for their efforts in making the symposium a reality. First, we would like to thank the AEE and staff members, including Shawn Tierney and Cailtin Leahy and the 2013 Conference host team for their support and coordination of SEER, as well as the JEE editorial team and the AEE Council on Research and Evaluation (CORE) for ongoing support of SEER. We owe a great deal of gratitude to the scholars who graciously served as reviewers of the submitted abstracts: Mat Duerden, Garrett Hutson, Marni Goldenberg, Jillisa Overholt, Alison Rheingold, Jayson Seamon, Amy Shellman, Anita Tucker, Karen Warren, Mary Wells, and Frank Vernon. We would like to especially thank all of you attendees of this year’s Symposium. It is your interest that ultimately drives the research and practice relationship in the AEE. Because of the continued need for us to understand how and why experiential educational practices work to make a positive difference in people’s lives, we prepare and host SEER. Thanks to all of you for being a part of this year’s SEER. Stacy Taniguchi, Co-Chair Denise Mitten, Co-Chair 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome Letter 2 Table of Contents 3-4 Schedule of SEER Sessions 5-7 A Brief History of SEER_______________________________________________ 8-9 Abstracts by SEER Session_____________________________________________ 10-84 Session 1 An investigation of the effect of an outdoor orientation program on 10-13 participants’ biophilic expressions. Nathan Meltzer, Andrew Bobilya & Denise Mitten. Wilderness orientation programs: Connecting the dots of process and 14-17 outcomes. Andrew Bailey & H. K. Kang. Held by the universe: Nature as an agent of transformation and healing in 17-20 one experiential program. Jamie Hannon. Session 2 Study of Jewish experiential educators and what makes them effective. 21-23 Gabe Goldman. Safe space pedagogy in adventure education: A study of challenge-by- 24-27 choice. Franklin Vernon & Melanie Wills. Improving the accuracy of emerging outdoor educators’ teaching self- 28-31 efficacy beliefs through metacognitive monitoring intervention. Scott Schumann & Jim Sibthorp. Session 3 Audio-coding vs. whole interview transcription: Promising advances in 32-35 qualitative analysis software. Paul Stonehouse. Reporting validity evidence: A study of practices in experiential education. 35-39 Kara Sammet & Jackson Wilson. The relationship between body image and outdoor experience in female 39-43 college students. Kristy Johnsson, Tara Hoppe, Denise Mitten, & Chiara D’Amore. Session 4 Voices for the land: Women ranchers’ sense of place and role in passing on 43-47 knowledge, values, and wisdom. Noël Caniglia. Aged-based attitudes toward formal schooling in two communities of San 47-51 Bushmen in the western Kalahari, Botswanna. Nicole Apelian. Role restructuring and equalizing experiences through family adventure. 51-54 Jill Overholt. 3 Abstracts by SEER Session, cont.___________________________________________ Poster Exploring course outcomes utilizing a new Outward Bound outcomes 55-58 Session instrument. Andrew Bobilya, W. Brad Faircloth, & Whitney H. Montgomery. Is risk the real reason for adventure recreation: motivation stability in 58-61 adventure activities. Ken Gilbertson & Alan Ewert. Adventure Movement Project: Creating a sustainable adventure 61-64 movement. Jeffrey T. Glover. Assessment of critical thinking across four experiential learning 64-67 settings. Geoffrey Habron, William F. Heinrich, Heather L. Johnson, & Susan Santone. Effects of a college outdoor orientation program on social provision 68-71 and its contribution to school adjustment. Ayako Hayashi & Tomohiro Miyamoto. Dissecting the wilderness therapy client: Examining clinical trends, 71-74 findings, and industry patterns. Matthew Hoag, Katie Massey, & Sean Roberts. Adventure learning to promote STEM education and physical activities 74-77 in schools. R. Justin Houghman, Brant G. Miller, Karla Eitel, Susan Houge Mackenzie, Julie Stafford Son, & Gary Thompson. Learning to be Creative: Student Perspectives on Classroom Learning 78-81 and Creativity. James Patsalides. The Impact of Youth Conservation Corps on Participants: A Multi- 81-84 Method Examination. Nicholas Prechel & Amy Shellman. 4 SCHEDULE OF SEER SESSIONS SESSION 1: Thursday, October 31, 2013 (12:00 Noon – 2:05 PM) 12:00P-12:05P = Welcome to the Symposium on Experiential Education Research (SEER) 12:10P-12:30P = Opening Address by the Recipient of the Distinguished Researcher in Experiential Education Alan Ewert SEER Session 1 Speakers • 12:35P-12:55P = Nathan Meltzer, An investigation of the effect of an outdoor orientation program on participants’ biophilic expressions Ø Andrew Bobilya & Denise Mitten, Co-authors • 1:00P-1:20P = Andrew Bailey, Wilderness orientation programs: Connecting the dots of process and outcomes Ø H. K. Kang, Co-author • 1:25P-1:45P = Jamie Hannon, Held by the universe: Nature as an agent of transformation and healing in one experiential program 1:50P-2:05P = Key Points and Research/Practice Implications, Chaired by Nevin Harper, assisted by graduate student, Michael Wagner SESSION 2: Thursday, October 31, 2013 (2:30 PM – 4:10 PM) 2:30P-2:35P = Session Introductions Stacy Taniguchi SEER Session 2 Speakers • 2:40P-3:00P = Gabe Goldman, Study of Jewish experiential educators and what makes them effective • 3:05P-3:25P = Franklin Vernon, Safe space pedagogy in adventure education: A study of challenge-by-choice Ø Melanie Wills, Co-author • 3:30P-3:50P = Scott Schumann, Improving the accuracy of emerging outdoor educators’ teaching self-efficacy beliefs through metacognitive monitoring intervention Ø Jim Sibthorp, Co-author 5 3:55P-4:10P = Key Points and Research/Practice Implications, Chaired by James Patsalides, assisted by graduate student, Matt Vosler POSTER SESSION: Thursday, October 31, 2013 (5:30 PM – 8:00 PM) • Andrew Bobilya, Exploring course outcomes utilizing a new Outward Bound outcomes instrument. Ø W. Brad Faircloth & Whitney H. Montgomery, Co-authors • Ken Gilbertson, Is risk the real reason for adventure recreation: motivation stability in adventure activities. Ø Alan Ewert, Co-author • Jeffrey T. Glover, Adventure Movement Project: Creating a sustainable adventure movement • Geoffrey Habron, Assessment of critical thinking across four experiential learning settings. Ø William F. Heinrich, Heather L. Johnson, & Susan Santone, Co- authors • Ayako Hayashi, Effects of a college outdoor orientation program on social provision and its contribution to school adjustment. Ø Tomohiro Miyamoto, Co-author • Matthew Hoag, Dissecting the wilderness therapy client: Examining clinical trends, findings, and industry patterns. Ø Katie Massey & Sean Roberts, Co-authors • R. Justin Houghman, Adventure learning to promote STEM education and physical activities in schools. Ø Brant G. Miller, Karla Eitel, Susan Houge Mackenzie, Julie Stafford Son, & Gary Thompson, Co-authors • James Patsalides, Learning to be Creative: Student Perspectives on Classroom Learning and Creativity • Nicholas Prechel, The Impact of Youth Conservation Corps on Participants: A Multi-Method Examination Ø Amy Shellman, Co-author 6 SESSION 3: Saturday, November 2, 2013 (1:30 PM – 3:10 PM) 1:30P-1:35P = Session Introductions Bobbie Beale SEER Session 3 Speakers: • 1:40P-2:00P = Paul Stonehouse, Audio-coding vs. whole interview transcription: Promising advances in qualitative analysis software • 2:05P-2:25P = Kara Sammet, Reporting validity evidence: A study of practices in experiential education Ø Jackson Wilson, Co-author • 2:30P-2:50P = Kristy Johnsson, The relationship between body image and outdoor experience in female college students Ø Tara Hoppe, Denise Mitten, & Chiara D’Amore Co-authors 2:55P-3:10P = Key Points and Research/Practice Implications, Chaired by Frank Vernon, assisted by graduate student, Nicholas Prechel SESSION 4: Saturday, November 2, 2013 (3:25 PM – 5:05 PM) 3:25P-3:30P = Session Introductions Denise Mitten SEER Session 4 Speakers: • 3:35P-3:55P = Noël Caniglia, Voices for the land: Women ranchers’ sense of place and role in passing on knowledge, values, and wisdom • 4:00P-4:20P = Nicole