Forty Years On: Just How Life Changing are School Expeditions?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-07-29 DOI:10.18666/jorel-2020-v13-i3-10674

P. Allison, T. Stott, Clive Palmer, Maria-Jose Ramirez

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Abstract

Research in outdoor education and more specifically on wilderness expeditions has almost exclusively focused on short-term benefits (<5yrs) despite their findings suggesting these are “life-changing” experiences. This study examined long-term outcomes (40 years later) of three (month-long) adventurous school expeditions to mainland Europe, by staff and pupils from a high school (11- to 16-year-olds) in Scotland in the 1970s. The investigation was initiated by a call for life stories from 45 participants, followed by 10 interviews at a school reunion. The interviews revealed a transference of learning qualities attributed to the expedition, indicating a long-term impact on participants’ personal and/or professional lives, with individuals still drawing upon their expedition experiences some 40 years later. Significant themes emerging were planning and preparation, confidence, and feelings of gratefulness, which led to participants wanting to undertake service that contributes back into society for young peoples’ benefit. This study adds to the knowledge of long-range educational outcomes from school expeditions.

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四十年过去了:学校探险对生活的改变有多大?

户外教育的研究，更具体地说，关于野外探险的研究几乎只关注短期利益(<5年)，尽管他们的研究结果表明，这些是“改变生活”的经历。这项研究调查了20世纪70年代苏格兰一所高中的教师和学生(11至16岁)对欧洲大陆进行的为期三个月的冒险探险的长期结果(40年后)。这项调查首先征集了45名参与者的生活故事，然后在一次学校聚会上进行了10次采访。访谈揭示了由于这次探险而产生的学习品质的转移，这表明了对参与者个人和/或职业生活的长期影响，大约40年后，个人仍在借鉴他们的探险经历。出现的重要主题是规划和准备、信心和感激之情，这导致参与者希望从事服务，为年轻人的利益回馈社会。这项研究增加了对学校探险的长期教育成果的认识。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

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