Smartphone Impacts on Outdoor Orientation Trip Goal Attainment

Autor/inn/en	Edwards, Erik; Zajchowski, Chris A. B.; Hill, Eddie
Titel	Smartphone Impacts on Outdoor Orientation Trip Goal Attainment
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 44 (2021) 4, S.328-345 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Edwards, Erik) ORCID (Zajchowski, Chris A. B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/1053825920974071
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Influence of Technology; Technology Integration; Outdoor Education; Field Trips; School Orientation; College Freshmen; College Transfer Students; Mentors; Leaders; Goal Orientation; Security (Psychology); Anxiety; Habit Formation; Transitional Programs; Virginia (Norfolk) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Freiluftunterricht; Exkursion; Studienanfänger; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Fachleiter; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Security; Psychology; Sicherheit; Angst
Abstract	Background: Smartphones provide limitless opportunity for communication and access to the world through social media, texting, and numerous applications. As their popularity continues to grow among college students, it is important to understand the various advantages and disadvantages of their use on and off campus. Purpose: We explored the effect of smartphones on goal and objective attainment in the outdoor orientation program (OOP) at Old Dominion University. Methodology/Approach: Using post-experience focus groups, student participants and leaders, faculty and staff mentors, and program administrators were asked their perceptions of the impacts of smartphones on outdoor orientation. Findings/Conclusions: Analyses revealed that smartphones can be both a tool to help accomplish goals (i.e., develop connections) and a distraction to inhibit them. In addition, students shared feelings of security related to having smartphones with them at all times. Implications: These findings inform future research and policies focused on the role of smartphones in collegiate outdoor orientation programming, as well as provide implications for healthy smartphone habits in higher education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01