Behavior Change after Adventure Education Courses: Do Work Colleagues Notice?

Autor/inn/en	Rhodes, Heather M.; Martin, Andrew J.
Titel	Behavior Change after Adventure Education Courses: Do Work Colleagues Notice?
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 37 (2014) 3, S.265-284 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
DOI	10.1177/1053825913503115
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Behavior Change; Adventure Education; Foreign Countries; Attitude Change; Work Attitudes; Positive Attitudes; Mixed Methods Research; Interpersonal Competence; Educational Benefits; Experiential Learning; Leadership Training; Military Personnel; Armed Forces; Measurement Techniques; Management Development; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Ausland; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Work attitude; Arbeitshaltung; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Bildungsertrag; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Führungslehre; Military; Militär; Messtechnik; Neuseeland
Abstract	In this case study, a mixed-method approach is used to examine the extent and type of changes in workplace attitudes and behavior, as self-reported by soldiers who had participated in 6- to 10-day "Experiential Leadership Development Activities" (ELDAs) delivered by the New Zealand Army Leadership Centre. Observations made by workplace colleagues of ELDA participants corroborated the self-report data, both reports being made on an average of 4 months after a course. The findings indicated that almost all participants (97%) perceived improvements in their own attitude and/or behavior, the main changes being in the areas of "improvements in dealing with challenges" and "having a more positive attitude." Most colleagues (87%) also noticed some improvement in behaviors, in similar areas. This mixed-method evaluation provides evidence of the benefits of adventure education courses, both prescribed and unpredicted outcomes, enhancing intra- and interpersonal skills in the workplace. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01