A Portrait of Social and Emotional Learning within Sequoia National Park

Outdoor adventure-based experiences allow students to engage in physical activities and process learning tasks within a novel, open environment that is unlike any classroom. Past outdoor adventure-based research has indicated two primary participant outcomes: intrapersonal and interpersonal relation...

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Published in:Journal of outdoor recreation, education, and leadership education, and leadership, 2017-12, Vol.9 (4), p.403-424
Main Authors: Stuhr, Paul T, Lecomte, Hugo, Sutherland, Sue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adventure Education
Caring
Case Studies
College Students
Educational aspects
Emotional Development
Emotions
Environmental aspects
Friendship
Interpersonal Competence
Metacognition
Methods
Outcomes of Education
Outdoor Education
Parks
Psychological Patterns
Qualitative Research
Reflection
Social Cognition
Social Development
Social learning
Social Support Groups
Socialization
Student Attitudes
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Summary:Outdoor adventure-based experiences allow students to engage in physical activities and process learning tasks within a novel, open environment that is unlike any classroom. Past outdoor adventure-based research has indicated two primary participant outcomes: intrapersonal and interpersonal relationship skills or IIRS (Moore & Russell, 2002). The body of literature involving the promising outcomes from outdoor adventure-based experiences designed for college students is growing (Bailey & Kang, 2015; Frauman & Waryold, 2009; Lien & Goldenberg, 2012; Rude, Bobilya, & Bell, 2017; Vlamis, Bell, & Gass, 2011; Wolfe & Kay, 2011). One noticeable gap in the adventure-based literature is research on participants' lived experience through a conceptual lens of social and emotional learning (SEL). The purpose of this study was to explore college students' perceptions of their SEL competencies based on a 3-day adventure-based experience to Sequoia National Park. The participants experienced and expressed in a short time frame in the adventure setting the SEL core competencies of "relationship skills" and "social awareness." The findings are encouraging, suggesting that the adventure-based experience to Sequoia National Park provided the participants an opportunity to develop SEL that involved the themes of "friendship" and "mindfulness."
ISSN:1948-5123
1948-5123
DOI:10.18666/JOREL-2017-V9-I4-8128