COEO's Landmark Research Summary: "Reconnecting Children through Outdoor Education".
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...Although many experts acknowledge the potential of EE programs to influence participants’ sense of empowerment, leadership skills, academic attitudes and motivation, and elements of social skills and character development (e.g., Arvai, Campbell, Baird, & Rivers, 2004; Athman & Monroe, 2004; Carr, 2004; Linney, 2007; Simmons et al., 2004), evaluations of such outcomes are rare in the EE literature....
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...…leadership skills, academic attitudes and motivation, and elements of social skills and character development (e.g., Arvai, Campbell, Baird, & Rivers, 2004; Athman & Monroe, 2004; Carr, 2004; Linney, 2007; Simmons et al., 2004), evaluations of such outcomes are rare in the EE literature....
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...…sense of empowerment, leadership skills, overall attitudes toward school, and elements of social skills and character development (Arvai et al. 2004; Athman and Monroe 2004; Carr 2004; Ernst and Monroe 2006; Lieberman and Hoody 1998; Linney 2007; Morgan et al. 2009; Simmons et al. 2004)....
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...In addition, many programs and experts acknowledge the great potential and importance of environmental education programs for influencing participants’ sense of empowerment, leadership skills, overall attitudes toward school, and elements of social skills and character development (Arvai et al. 2004; Athman and Monroe 2004; Carr 2004; Ernst and Monroe 2006; Lieberman and Hoody 1998; Linney 2007; Morgan et al. 2009; Simmons et al. 2004)....
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...In 2007, the CEOE commissioned the researchers Foster and Linney to conduct a meta-analysis into “the multiple, powerful and lasting outcomes produced through utilizing outdoor and experiential education” (Linney, 2007, p. 33)....
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...…meta-analysis claims that “many character traits are significantly enhanced as a result of OEE [Outdoor Experiential Education] experiences, including creativity, enthusiasm, selfmotivation, self-understanding, assertiveness, maturity, independence and selfconfidence” (Linney, 2007, p. 34)....
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