Outward Bound in the Professional Education of Teachers. A Study of an Experimental Component in Field Experiences [microform] / Keener M. Smathers
- Bib ID:
- 5296148
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Smathers, Keener M
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED116883
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1975
- 60 p.
- Summary:
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In an effort to measure the impact of Outward Bound (OB) education on teacher candidates, an 18-day stress experience was arranged for 12 Appalachian State University students and then compared with the effects of the normal 11-week student teacher experiences of two other groups. The OB group underwent a series of individual and group wilderness problems involving cross-country back packing, rock climbing, white water rafting, and a three-day wilderness solo without food. The OB students were also given a dime and asked to "make do" in Atlanta, Georgia for several days. Learning by doing and group cooperation were emphasized. During the remaining 8 weeks of the semester, these students taught in a classroom. Pre- and post-assessments by OB students of their overall professional education and their personal teaching readiness and performance were positive, as were their summarization statements. Evaluations by public school classes and college supervisors did not indicate significant differences among the groups, but pre- and post-inventories relative to the total contribution of professional education to teaching readiness showed marked changes in favor of OB, while the other groups' responses did not vary. Specifically, the OB group gained in: (1) teacher self-confidence; (2) student involvement (involving students); and (3) humanism (humanistic receptivity to others). (JC)
- Notes:
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- Availability: Office of Wilderness Experiences, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina 28608 ($3.00).
- Sponsoring Agency: DeWitt Wallace/Reader's Digest Fund, Pleasantville, NY.
- Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
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- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- National Conference on Outdoor Pursuits in Higher Education
- Available From:
- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 1975
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