REAP
Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programming (REAP)
- To advance scientific, evidence-based research in adventure programming in educational and therapeutic settings
- To connect research with practice and practitioners with researchers
- To explore how evidence-based research can influence program quality and public policy
The 2010 Annual REAP Symposium, March 17-19, Washington D.C.
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- 2010 REAP Intro Letter (pdf)
- Call for Proposals (.doc)
- 2010 REAP Save the Date Postcard (pdf)
- Introducing "Concept Papers" at this conference faeturing high level quantitative research
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- Matt Claybaugh, President &
CEO, Marimed Foundation
and
Mike Gass, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire. Mike has been the coordinator of the Outdoor Education Program at the University of New Hampshire for 31 years.
Keynote Address - A REAP Success Story
- Lee Gillis, Ph.D., Georgia
College, Milledgeville, Georgia
What is the impact on classroom aggression of an inside or outside environment and participating in a cooperative or competitive activity? - Alan Ewert, Ph.D. &
Alison Voight Ph.D., University of Indiana and Jon Frankel, Outward Bound
USA
Protecting the children of deployed military personnel: Short-Circuiting the downward spiral - Bobbi Beale, PsyD., Child &
Adolescent Behavioral Health and Tiffany Wynn, MA, Camp Mary Orton &
Lee Howard, Inc.
Kernels in Adventure - Deb Sugerman, Ph.D.,
Experiential Concepts
The effects of participation in outdoor adventure recreation on Quality of Life in older adults - Dr. Susan Carter, Ph.D.,
National Indian Youth Leadership Project
Adventure-based Programs for American Indian Youth: Analysis for Sustainability and Mediating Factors
Mapping findings from the National Cross Site Study of High Risk Youth Demonstrations Programs onto Project Venture - Maurie Lung, LMHC, LMFT, Life
Adventures Counseling and Consulting
Practical Tips to Increase Organizational Support of Evaluation and Research - Dick Prouty, President &
CEO, Project Adventure, Inc.
Future Funding Directions in the Department of Education
Opening
remarks will be offered by Paul Limoges, AEE CEO and Dick Prouty, PA CEO.
- Matt Claybaugh, President &
CEO, Marimed Foundation
and
2009
March 18-20, 2009 Atlanta, GA, USA
- List of Presenters and Registation Information (pdf)
- Introduction Letter from Paul Limoges, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Experiential Education and Dick Prouty, President, Project Adventure, Inc.
- 2009 Research and Evaluation for Adventure Programming (pdf) (REAP) Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia
The REAP proceedings are a combination of written papers that represent the content of the different presentations and the powerpoints that individual presenters used during the symposium.
- Balancing Evaluation and Program Needs (ppt)
- The Effectiveness of Project Adventure's Behavior Management Programs for Male Offenders in Residential Treatment (ppt)
- Evaluation & Collaboration: Examining Outward Bound Bound’s Research Initiatives (pdf)
- Evidence-Based Research Practices and Learnings from Other Fields (ppt)
- Experiential Education and Public Health (ppt)
- Integrating the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines REAP 2009 (ppt)
- Phase II After the Evidence, Rolling up the Sleeves Part 1 (too big to post, email to receive)
- Phase II After the Evidence Rolling up the Sleeves Part 2 (ppt)
- Seeking Funding for Research through a Small Business Approach (ppt)
- 2008 Research and Evaluation for Adventure Programming (pdf) (REAP) Symposium, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 2007 Research and Evaluation for Adventure Programming (pdf) (REAP) Symposium, Beverly, Massachusettes
