Wilderness Orientation Program Resources
Welcome to the Wilderness Orientation Program Resource Guide, a collection
of articles and other resources at OutdoorEd.com of particular interest for
those of you who are involved in operating Wilderness Orientation Programs.
If you have information about your program that you'd like to share, please
submit your article, protocol, curriculum, best practices, etc. Go to the Submissions
section for more information. We are particularly interested in Research
on wilderness orientation programs which document the impacts and effectiveness
of these programs.
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- Booth-Butterfield, S., McCroskey, J. C. & Payne, S. K. (1989).
The impact of communication apprehensions on college student retention
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A research-based rationale for its value, content, and delivery (ERIC
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facilitate adjustment to college: An updated description of wilderness
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Year Experience, Columbia, SC.
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University, Cheney, Washington.
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education. Journal of Experiential Education, 8(3), 18-24.
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colleges and universities in the United States. (ERIC Document Reproduction
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- Hendrick, B. (1996). Moving ahead: program review & evaluation
as
tools for growth. University of Calgary, Recreation Department.
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the
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Northern Illinois University.
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