LandSea' s Lasting Effect: A Study of the Effects of the Kalamazoo College LandSea Program
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Authors
McBarnes, Kristin M.
Issue Date
2006
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
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Abstract
As the field of outdoor education grows, research in the field becomes more and
more necessary to asses the effectiveness of programs and the field as a whole. Also
important to consider is the usefulness of specific programs and their effects on the rest
of the participants' lives. My research attempts to gauge the effectiveness of LandSea
the pre-orientation program at Kalamazoo College and the outcomes that it has on its
participants. Through interviews, surveys and questionnaires it is evident that the
LandSea program does affect its participants. Evidence shows that incoming first years
both see the effects of LandSea while they are on the program, and feel the effects in
their first year at Kalamazoo College and beyond. Through analysis of the LandSea
outcomes in the context of two popular outdoor education models, we begin to draw
connections between theoretical paradigms and outcomes in a practical setting. This is
not only important for the LandSea program specifically but for other wilderness pre-orientations programs as well as outdoor education in general. The results of my
research suggest that outdoor education can be effective and, it is important when
considering the models of outdoor education to remember that they are not mutually
exclusive.
Description
ix, 82 p.
Citation
Publisher
Kalamazoo, Mich. : Kalamazoo College.
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