The value of participating in British exploring society expeditions: a three year multi-cohort study
A primary aim of many expeditions is to facilitate personal development of young people and while there is much anecdotal evidence to support this aim, there is limited empirical work of varied quality that explores the specific nature of such benefits. This research examined nine summer BES expedit...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:b661b350c77846398674aa0744d5045f 2023-05-15T16:13:43+02:00 The value of participating in British exploring society expeditions: a three year multi-cohort study Pete Allison Russell Martindale Tim Stott Shirley Gray Christine Nash Kotryna Fraser John Wang 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2018.1 https://doaj.org/article/b661b350c77846398674aa0744d5045f EN eng Karolinum Press http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/23366052.2018.1 https://doaj.org/toc/1212-1428 https://doaj.org/toc/2336-6052 1212-1428 2336-6052 doi:10.14712/23366052.2018.1 https://doaj.org/article/b661b350c77846398674aa0744d5045f Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Kinanthropologica, Vol 54, Iss 1, Pp 5-15 (2018) expeditions personal and social development wilderness youth development adventure experiential learning values education British Exploring Society Sports GV557-1198.995 Sports medicine RC1200-1245 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2018.1 2022-12-31T03:32:40Z A primary aim of many expeditions is to facilitate personal development of young people and while there is much anecdotal evidence to support this aim, there is limited empirical work of varied quality that explores the specific nature of such benefits. This research examined nine summer BES expeditions (Norway, Namibia, & Amazon in 2012; Finnmark, Ladakh, & Namibia in 2013 and 2014) involving 58 young people (aged between 15 and 22) who completed three on-line questionnaires to collect qualitative (open ended questions) and quantitative (Likert scale) data. Measurement of four psychological attributes associated with effective character development were used: mental toughness, coping skills, GRIT and leadership skills. Surveys were completed at three stages; 1) pre-expedition, 2) immediately post expedition and 3) three months post expedition. Results indicated that the expeditions impacted positively on the psychological attributes of young people, with lasting short terms effects (three months after expedition). For the 58 participants, there were statistically significant improvements and small positive effect sizes in mental toughness (P = 0.006; ηp2 = 0.167), leadership skills (P = 0.004; ηp2 = 0.18), and GRIT (P = 0.001; ηp2 = 0.218). There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) or effect size for the application of coping strategies. Qualitative data provided insights into how the learning took place and individual perspectives on the overall value of the expedition in relation to narrative understanding. Article in Journal/Newspaper Finnmark Finnmark Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norway AUC KINANTHROPOLOGICA 54 1 5 15 |
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A primary aim of many expeditions is to facilitate personal development of young people and while there is much anecdotal evidence to support this aim, there is limited empirical work of varied quality that explores the specific nature of such benefits. This research examined nine summer BES expeditions (Norway, Namibia, & Amazon in 2012; Finnmark, Ladakh, & Namibia in 2013 and 2014) involving 58 young people (aged between 15 and 22) who completed three on-line questionnaires to collect qualitative (open ended questions) and quantitative (Likert scale) data. Measurement of four psychological attributes associated with effective character development were used: mental toughness, coping skills, GRIT and leadership skills. Surveys were completed at three stages; 1) pre-expedition, 2) immediately post expedition and 3) three months post expedition. Results indicated that the expeditions impacted positively on the psychological attributes of young people, with lasting short terms effects (three months after expedition). For the 58 participants, there were statistically significant improvements and small positive effect sizes in mental toughness (P = 0.006; ηp2 = 0.167), leadership skills (P = 0.004; ηp2 = 0.18), and GRIT (P = 0.001; ηp2 = 0.218). There was no significant difference (P > 0.05) or effect size for the application of coping strategies. Qualitative data provided insights into how the learning took place and individual perspectives on the overall value of the expedition in relation to narrative understanding. |
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