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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ftnapieruniv:oai:repository@napier.ac.uk:1191110 2023-05-15T16:13:44+02:00 The value of participating in British exploring society expeditions: a three year multi-cohort study Martindale, Russell Allison, Pete Stott, Tim Gray, Shirley Nash, Christine Fraser, Kotryna Wang, John 2018-06-21 https://doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2018.1 https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/file/1191110/1/The%20value%20of%20participating%20in%20British%20exploring%20society%20expeditions%3A%20a%20three%20year%20multi%20cohort%20study http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1191110 unknown Karolinum Press http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1191110 doi:https://doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2018.1 https://napier-repository.worktribe.com/file/1191110/1/The%20value%20of%20participating%20in%20British%20exploring%20society%20expeditions%3A%20a%20three%20year%20multi%20cohort%20study 1212-1428 10.14712/23366052.2018.1 openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY expeditions personal and social development wilderness youth development adventure experiential learning values education British Exploring Society 910 Geography & travel G1 Geography (General) Sports sciences Sports Exercise and Health Science Research Group The Mountain Bike Centre of Scotland Wellbeing Journal Article publishedVersion 2018 ftnapieruniv https://doi.org/10.14712/23366052.2018.1 2022-07-07T22:40:19Z 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 short term effects (three months).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 Edinburgh Napier Repository (Napier University Edinburgh) 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 short term effects (three months).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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