Download or read book The Effects of Initiative Games on the Anxiety and Cohesion Levels of First Time Participants in Outdoor Adventure Activities written by Abbie Kathleen Leopold and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was three fold. First, the researcher explored the effect initiative games had on first time participants' cognitive and somatic levels prior to outdoor adventure activities. Second, the researcher attempted to determine if there was a direct link between initiative games and group cohesion. Finally, this investigation examined the relationship between cohesion and both somatic and cognitive anxiety. Data was collected utilizing the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory -2 (CSAI-2) and the Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ) on a pre- test and post-test basis for anxiety and cohesion measures. Analysis of the data, using a dependent t-test, revealed significant differences in all anxiety measures and no significant differences in any cohesion measures. Significant decreases in cognitive anxiety and somatic anxiety and increases in self-confidence at the .05 level were apparent upon pre-test and post-test comparison. Further research is needed to increase the database and to gain better knowledge of the effects of initiative games"--Document.
Download or read book QuickSilver written by Karl Rohnke and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A manual on outdoor adventure games based on the Project Adventure workshops, including icebreakers, warm-ups, stunts, initiatives, and closures; with a section on leadership providing techniques to use in leading effective adventure programs.
Download or read book The Effects of Outdoor Adventure Activities Upon Self concept written by Alan W. Ewert and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this study was to determine the effects on self-concept of those students exposed to outdoor adventure activities as opposed to those students exposed to the more "traditional" forms of education (i.e. lecture method of teaching). The study was conducted Spring Quarter 1977, at Eastern Washington University, at Cheney, Washington. The study population consisted of four classes. These classes were: Cultural Anthropology 101, Wilderness Living 206, Survival Education 315, and Outdoor Leadership 410. The Cultural Anthropology class was the control group utilizirtg the "traditional" style of college teaching (lecture method). The remaining three classes were the "treated groups" in which the students were exposed to various outdoor adventure activities, such as rappelling, survival training, rock climbing, and solo. During the first week of Spring Quarter, 1977, all the subjects were given a pre-test, utilizing the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale. Post tests were given to the participants, utilizing the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, during the last week of Spring Quarter, 1977. Data was analyzed using the t test as the measuring instrument. Data computation produced three major findings. These findings were: (1)Class means suggested a positive change in self-concept through the Total Positive Score (TP), for all the classes featuring outdoor adventure activities. (2) Statistically significant levels of change, for the Total Positive Score (TP) were not achieved. As a result, the first null hypothesis was accepted. The first null hypothesis stated that there would be no statistically significant differences in the Total Positive Score (TP) between the "treated groups", exposed to outdoor adventure activities, and the control group, featuring "traditional" educational methods. (3) Statistically significant levels of change, for the Self- Criticism Score (SC) were not achieved. This factor supported the second null hypothesis. The second null hypothesis stated that there would be no statistically significant differences in the Self-Criticism Scores (SC) between the "treated groups", exposed to outdoor adventure activities and the control group, featuring "traditional" educational methods"--Document.
Download or read book Silver Bullets written by Karl Rohnke and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Activities for teachers, counselors, therapists, etc. to bring people together to build trust, and to break down the artificial barriers between individuals and groups of individuals.
Download or read book Outdoor Adventure Education written by Alan W. Ewert and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outdoor Adventure Education: Foundations, Theories, Models, and Research steeps students in the theories, concepts, and developments of outdoor adventure education, preparing them for careers in this burgeoning field. This text is based on author Alan W. Ewert’s pioneering book Outdoor Adventure Pursuits: Foundations, Models, and Theories. Ewert and Sibthorp, both experienced practitioners, researchers, and educators, explore the outdoor adventure field today in relation to the changes that have occurred since Ewert’s first book. The authors present a comprehensive text on outdoor and adventure foundations, theories, and research that will provide the basis for the next generation of professionals.
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book Islands of Healing written by Jim Schoel and published by Project Adventure, Incorporated. This book was released on 1988 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to setting up an Adventure Based Counseling proegram and outlining the program.
Download or read book Man Play and Games written by Roger Caillois and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Roger Caillois, play is an occasion of pure waste. In spite of this - or because of it - play constitutes an essential element of human social and spiritual development. In this study, the author defines play as a free and voluntary activity that occurs in a pure space, isolated and protected from the rest of life.
Download or read book Adventure Programming written by John C. Miles and published by Venture Publishing (PA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at all aspects of adventure programming. As the editors admit, "adventure programming is the deliberate use of adventurous experiences to create learning in individuals and groups, that results in change for society and communities." - page XIII.
Download or read book Physical Activity and Health in Europe written by Nick Cavill and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2006 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet is written for European policy-makers and leaders from different sectors that can promote physical activity, including health, sports and recreation, transport, employment, urban planning, education and the mass media. It sets out the facts about health-enhancing physical activity, provides examples of action already being taken, highlights the contributions that can be made by health and other sectors and makes the case for concerted action across the WHO European Region.
Download or read book Adventure Therapy written by Michael A. Gass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised text describes the theory substantiating adventure therapy, demonstrates best practices in the field, and presents research validating the immediate and long-term effects of adventure therapy. A leading text in the field of adventure therapy, outdoor behavioral healthcare, and wilderness therapy, the book is written by three professionals who have been at the forefront of the field since its infancy. This new edition includes fully updated chapters to reflect the immense changes in the field since the first edition was written in 2010. It serves to provide information detailing what is occurring with clients as well as how it occurs. This book provides an invaluable reference for the seasoned professional and is a required source of information and examination for the beginning professional. It is a great training resource for adventure therapy practices in the field of mental health.
Download or read book Cowstails and Cobras II written by Karl Rohnke and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cowstails and Cobras II is a rewrite of Karl Rohnke's classic guide to games, initiative problems, and adventure activities. It contains much-and-more of what made up the original standard in Adventure Education, including sample curricula and leadership/debriefing skills.
Download or read book Green Exercise written by Jo Barton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of Green Exercise has now been widely adopted and implies a synergistic health benefit of being active in the presence of nature. This book provides a balanced overview and synthesis text on all aspects of Green Exercise and integrates evidence from many different disciplines including physiology, ecology, psychology, sociology and the environmental sciences, and across a wide range of countries. It describes the impact of Green Exercise on human health and well-being through all stages of the lifecourse and covers a wide spectrum from cellular processes such as immune function through to facilitating human behavioural change. It demonstrates the value of Green Exercise for activity and education purposes in both schools and the workplace, as well as its therapeutic properties. Green Exercise is an effective intervention for vulnerable groups and promoting healthy ageing, with activities including wilderness therapy, therapeutic horticulture and the use of forests and water. Chapters also integrate cross-cutting key themes which are relevant to all stages of the lifecourse and have significantly contributed to the Green Exercise research base, such as forest bathing and blue exercise. The book also explores the future of Green Exercise, the way in which research can be used to influence green design and planning and how health, social care and environmental agendas can be integrated to enable Green Exercise to be more widely used as a mechanism for improving health.
Download or read book The City at Eye Level written by Meredith Glaser and published by Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although rarely explored in academic literature, most inhabitants and visitors interact with an urban landscape on a day-to-day basis is on the street level. Storefronts, first floor apartments, and sidewalks are the most immediate and common experience of a city. These "plinths" are the ground floors that negotiate between inside and outside, the public and private spheres. The City at Eye Level qualitatively evaluates plinths by exploring specific examples from all over the world. Over twenty-five experts investigate the design, land use, and road and foot traffic in rigorously researched essays, case studies, and interviews. These pieces are supplemented by over two hundred beautiful color images and engage not only with issues in design, but also the concerns of urban communities. The editors have put together a comprehensive guide for anyone concerned with improving or building plinths, including planners, building owners, property and shop managers, designers, and architects.
Download or read book Serious Educational Game Assessment Practical Methods and Models for Educational Games Simulations and Virtual Worlds written by L.A. Annetta and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an increasingly scientific and technological world the need for a knowledgeable citizenry, individuals who understand the fundamentals of technological ideas and think critically about these issues, has never been greater. There is growing appreciation across the broader education community that educational three dimensional virtual learning environments are part of the daily lives of citizens, not only regularly occurring in schools and in after-school programs, but also in informal settings like museums, science centers, zoos and aquariums, at home with family, in the workplace, during leisure time when children and adults participate in community-based activities. This blurring of the boundaries of where, when, why, how and with whom people learn, along with better understandings of learning as a personally constructed, life-long process of making meaning and shaping identity, has initiated a growing awareness in the field that the questions and frameworks guiding assessing these environments should be reconsidered in light of these new realities. The audience for this book will be researchers working in the Serious Games arena along with distance education instructors and administrators and students on the cutting edge of assessment in computer generated environments.
Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Download or read book Research Methods for Sports Studies written by Chris Gratton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive, accessible and practical textbook provides a complete grounding in both qualitative and quantitative research methods for the sports studies student. The book offers the reader a step-by-step guide to the research process, from designing a research project, to collecting and analyzing data, to reporting the research, and is richly illustrated throughout with sport-related case-studies and examples from around the world. Now in a fully revised and updated new edition, the book covers key topics such as: choosing an appropriate research design undertaking a literature review key research techniques, including questionnaires, interviews, content analysis and ethnographic studies data analysis, including an introduction to SPSS, as well as guides to descriptive and inferential statistics writing a research report ethical issues in sports research. Research Methods in Sports Studies is designed to be a complete and self-contained companion to any research methods course and contains a wealth of useful features, such as highlighted definitions of key terms, revision questions, practical research exercises, and a companion website with web links, multiple choice questions, powerpoint slides, and other learning resources. The book is also an invaluable reference for any student undertaking a dissertation or research project as part of their studies. Visit the companion website at: www.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415493932
