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Hirschinger-Blank, Nancy Beth; Simons, Lori; Kenyon, Alexandra – Journal of Experiential Education, 2009
A triangulation mixed-methods design was used to measure differences in service-learning outcomes for 32 students enrolled in criminal justice courses during the academic years 2003 (n = 16) and 2005 (n = 16). Results show that service-learners increase their political awareness and course value but experience a decrease in problem-solving skills…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Criminals, Service Learning
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Gass, Michael; Gillis, H. L. – Journal of Experiential Education, 1995
A solution-focused therapeutic approach to processing adventure experiences shifts the focus of debriefing sessions from problem to solution, helps clients recognize exceptions to their problem behavior, and sensitizes clients to seeking positive behaviors versus avoiding negative ones. Techniques include clients' rating of their own abilities on…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Behavior Change, Brief Psychotherapy, Change Strategies
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McGowan, Michael Lewis – Journal of Experiential Education, 1997
Suggests that both traditional ethics and values education fail in their dichotomous treatment of religion and spirituality. Describes an alternative approach to ethical and moral problem solving in the adventure milieu that incorporates participants' cultural religious traditions and allows the application of these forces and principles to…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Educational Practices, Ethics, Experiential Learning