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Howard, Ryan A.; O'Connell, Timothy S.; Lathrop, Anna H. – Journal of Experiential Education, 2016
This article examines the impact of an outdoor orientation program (OOP) on a cohort of first-year university students who participated in a canoe trip facilitated by peer leaders. The curriculum included training for outdoor skills and transitional guidance to university life (i.e., strategies for time management, critical thinking, becoming…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Program Effectiveness, College Freshmen, Adventure Education
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Compton, Vanessa – Journal of Experiential Education, 1997
Sixteen high school students in a week-long metal casting workshop wrote stream-of-consciousness journals for 15 minutes at the beginning of each session. Sentence analysis suggested that the act of journal writing consolidated task mastery through cognitive awareness of hands-on learning and contributed to the development of self-awareness and a…
Descriptors: Creative Art, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, High School Students