Assessing the Impact of the Wilderness Alternative for Youth Programme: An Outward Bound Programme for Adjudicated Youth.

Sakofs, Mitchell

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ERIC Number: EJ515280

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Publication Date: 1992

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Assessing the Impact of the Wilderness Alternative for Youth Programme: An Outward Bound Programme for Adjudicated Youth.

Sakofs, Mitchell

Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Leadership, v9 n4 p16-21 Win 1992

A 3-year study of 115 youth offenders ages 14-17 who were involved in a program that integrated wilderness or adventure therapy with a community-based component revealed significant positive changes in 10 out of 33 psychometric scales considered essential precursors to behavioral changes. However, no significant behavioral changes were observed. (TD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adventure Education, Counseling Effectiveness, Delinquent Rehabilitation, Intervention, Recidivism, Rehabilitation Programs, Secondary Education, Therapeutic Recreation, Youth Programs

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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