Exploring the Development of Judgement and Decision Making in 'Competent' Outdoor Instructors

Autor/inn/en	Mees, Alice; Toering, Tynke; Collins, Loel
Titel	Exploring the Development of Judgement and Decision Making in 'Competent' Outdoor Instructors
Quelle	In: Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning, 22 (2022) 1, S.77-91 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mees, Alice) ORCID (Collins, Loel)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1472-9679
DOI	10.1080/14729679.2021.1884105
Schlagwörter	Decision Making; Outdoor Education; Teacher Competencies; Skill Development; Cognitive Ability; Experiential Learning; Safety; Communities of Practice; Metacognition; Socialization; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Freiluftunterricht; Lehrkunst; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Denkfähigkeit; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Sicherheit; Community; Meta cognitive ability; Meta-cognition; Metakognitive Fähigkeit; Metakognition; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Over the last ten years there has been growing interest in the judgement and decision making (JDM) of outdoor professionals, though research to date has focused on the JDM processes of experts. In contrast, this study examined the JDM of less experienced, competent, but fully qualified outdoor instructors (N = 9) and the development of their JDM skills. Using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis, we identified two overarching themes: Firstly, managing the cognitive load (relating to instructor JDM), and secondly social experiential learning (relating to instructor JDM development). We found these outdoor instructors needed to manage complex situational demands and high cognitive loads, while balancing the safety of their group with the development of their own JDM. We propose that a combination of challenging formative experiences, community of practice interactions, and explicit development of metacognition are essential to outdoor instructors JDM development. Implications for training, and future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01