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.
- 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
2010 REAP Symposium Presentations
- A REAP success story
Matt Claybaugh, Ph.D. & A. Scott Allred, LMFT, Marimed Foundation - Hunting and gathering: Marimed Foundation research
Jamie Burke, M. Ed., University of New Hampshire - Roof building in 2010: REAP opening introduction
Mike Gass, Ph.D., University of New Hampshire - What is the impact on classroom aggression of an inside or outside environment and participating in a cooperative or competitive activity?
Lee Gillis, Ph.D., Georgia College, Milledgeville, Georgia - The impact of an indoor (built) or outdoor (green) environment and participating in a cooperative or competitive activity on the
classroom behavior of early adolescents: A concept worth studying
Lee Gillis, PhD, Georgia College - Protecting the children of deployed military personnel: Short-Circuiting the downward spiral
Alan Ewert, Ph.D. & Alison Voight Ph.D., University of Indiana - Kernels in Adventure
Bobbi Beale, PsyD. Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
Tiffany Wynn, MA, Camp Mary Orton & Lee Howard, Inc. - The effects of participation in outdoor adventure recreation on Quality of Life in older adults
Deb Sugerman, Ph.D., Experiential Concepts, Dr. Susan Carter, Ph.D., National Indian Youth Leadership Project - Carter-Springer Inside the Black Box
Dr. Susan Carter, Ph.D., National Indian Youth Leadership Project - Adventure-based programs for American Indian youth: Analysis for sustainability and mediating factors
Practical tips to increase organizational support of evaluation and research
Workshop handout
Maurie Lung, LMHC, LMFT, Life Adventures Counseling and Consulting - Future funding directions in the Department of Education
Dick Prouty, President & CEO, Project Adventure, Inc.
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
