School of Health Sciences and Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia.
J Adolesc. 2023 Aug;95(6):1232-1244. doi: 10.1002/jad.12197. Epub 2023 May 25.
This qualitative descriptive study gauged the perceptions of adolescent focus group participants and outdoor adventure education teachers on their preferred program components to improve adolescent wellbeing during a secondary school outdoor adventure education program.
Five student focus groups (N = 29) and four key informant interviews were conducted. Manual clustering of transcripts and template thematic analysis involving the development of a priori codes from interview questions resulted in an initial deductive code frame, followed by an inductive coding process.
Six themes were developed, namely perceptions of the outdoors, motivators for participation, barriers to participation, staff traits, and ideal program components. The main findings were that self-efficacy, resilience, and individual empowerment opportunities were highly valued. Students also valued autonomy and independence, which presented a challenge for teachers managing the risks of their programs. Social connections and relationships were also held in high regard.
Whilst adrenalin-fuelled adventurous activities such as white water canoeing or rock climbing were popular with students and staff, the most valued aspects of outdoor adventure education were the opportunities to develop relationships, build social connections, self-efficacy, resilience, and a sense of individual empowerment. Greater access to this style of education for adolescent students from lower socio-economic areas would be beneficial due to the extant "opportunity gap" for this population.
本定性描述性研究旨在衡量青少年焦点小组参与者和户外探险教育教师对改善中学户外探险教育计划中青少年幸福感的偏好方案组成部分的看法。
进行了五次学生焦点小组（N=29）和四次关键知情人访谈。从访谈问题中手动聚类转录本和模板主题分析，得出了一个初步的演绎式代码框架，然后是一个归纳式编码过程。
确定了六个主题，即对户外环境的看法、参与动机、参与障碍、员工特质和理想的方案组成部分。主要发现是自我效能感、适应力和个人赋权机会受到高度重视。学生也重视自主权和独立性，这对管理其课程风险的教师构成了挑战。社会联系和关系也受到高度重视。
虽然像白水皮划艇或攀岩这样的充满刺激的冒险活动很受学生和教职员工的欢迎，但户外探险教育最有价值的方面是发展人际关系、建立社会联系、增强自我效能感、适应力和个人赋权感的机会。由于这一人群存在“机会差距”，因此为来自社会经济水平较低地区的青少年学生提供更多接受这种教育的机会将是有益的。
