Use of Nearby Nature in College Outdoor Programming

IF 1 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Experiential Education Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI:10.1177/10538259241265970

Stephen Anthony Deringer, Denise Mitten, Erik Rabinowitz, Aaron Leonard, Joel Clegg

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Abstract

BackgroundA universal adjustment to pandemic restrictions for the colleges and university outdoor programs we interviewed was limiting travel. This forced outdoor programs to modify their offerings. Some chose to use closer outdoor venues.PurposeThis investigation sought to understand if college outdoor leaders believed they achieved or could achieve their program's goals using nearby nature from March 2020 until travel restrictions were lifted—usually beginning in fall 2021—as well as if the use of closer outdoor venues stayed the same or increased after that.MethodologyThis study gathered data through semi-structured interviews ( n = 14) with college outdoor program leaders.FindingsCollege outdoor leaders reported they were able to achieve some to most of their program's goals, like teaching trip planning skills and providing opportunities for social contact with others by using nearby nature. Once pandemic travel restrictions were lifted, programs largely returned to distant programming.ImplicationsGiven the reduction of barriers to participation (e.g., cost and travel logistics) and the benefits (positive health outcomes and socialization) identified in this study of programming in nearby nature, college outdoor leaders are encouraged to increase programming in nearby nature to achieve some of their program goals.

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在高校户外活动中利用附近的自然环境

背景接受我们采访的大专院校户外活动项目对流行病限制的普遍调整是限制旅行。这就迫使户外活动项目修改其活动内容。本调查旨在了解高校户外活动项目的领导者是否认为，从 2020 年 3 月到旅行限制解除（通常从 2021 年秋季开始）期间，他们利用附近的自然环境实现了或能够实现其项目目标，以及在此之后，利用较近的户外场地的情况是否保持不变或有所增加。本研究通过对高校户外活动负责人进行半结构化访谈（n = 14）来收集数据。研究结果高校户外活动负责人表示，他们能够实现部分到大部分活动目标，例如教授旅行计划技能，以及通过利用附近的自然环境提供与他人社交接触的机会。启示鉴于本研究中发现的在附近的自然环境中开展活动的障碍（如成本和旅行后勤）和益处（积极的健康结果和社交）的减少，鼓励高校户外活动领导者增加在附近的自然环境中开展活动，以实现他们的一些活动目标。

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Journal of Experiential Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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3.20

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20.00%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Experiential Education (JEE) is an international, peer-reviewed journal publishing refereed articles on experiential education in diverse contexts. The JEE provides a forum for the empirical and theoretical study of issues concerning experiential learning, program management and policies, educational, developmental, and health outcomes, teaching and facilitation, and research methodology. The JEE is a publication of the Association for Experiential Education. The Journal welcomes submissions from established and emerging scholars writing about experiential education in the context of outdoor adventure programming, service learning, environmental education, classroom instruction, mental and behavioral health, organizational settings, the creative arts, international travel, community programs, or others.