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Article: How summer camp fills in the gaps traditional education creates. A look at the state of education in 2009 and research that supports the benefits of physical activity, outdoor activity, the arts, and camp for youth. Geared toward parents, but compelling research and recommended reading for all who care about the state of education in the United States. By Natalie Kurylko, for AEE, March 31, 2009

List of Useful Resources from the March 2009 Member Survey

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Validation/Value of EE

 

Bay Area Environmental Education: How do we know we are making a difference?
Jack Chin, Senior Analyst, Blueprint Research & Design, Inc., July, 2004

Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance?
http://www.aber.ac.uk/~pedwww/PE%20&%20Academic%20Performance.htm

By Leslee J. Scheuer, Graduate Student and Dr. Debby Mitchell, Ed.D.

First Evidence That Musical Training Affects Brain Development In Young Children
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/09/060920093024.htm
ScienceDaily, September 20, 2006

Give Nature a Chance
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article3998360.ece

Joan McAlpine, May 2008

Outward Bound Articles
http://www.outwardboundwilderness.org/articles.html

Articles which include research about the benefits of Outward Bound and outdoor adventure education

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Addiction/Recovery

The Addiction Recovery Guide
http://www.addictionrecoveryguide.org/treatment/outdoor.html

Addiction and Recovery Links
http://www.myaddiction.com/links.html

The American Society for Experiential Therapists
http://www.asetonline.com/

National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs
http://www.natsap.org/

National Association of Therapeutic Wilderness Camps
http://www.natwc.org/

Outdoor Experiential Youth Development Program Reduces Substance Use and Related Problems Among American Indian Adolescents
http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=1881
National Indian Youth Leadership Project, 1990

Sending a Lost Boy to the Wilderness to Find Himself
NY Times
Richard Reiss, November 2005

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Adventure Education/Outdoor Programs/Wilderness

Adventure, Outdoor, Camping and Wilderness Therapy resources
http://www.adventure-programs.org/  

Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education
http://www.aore.org

An evaluation of an Experiential Learning and Outdoor Education school program on the Life Effectiveness skills of middle school boys.
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/oent/OE_conference_2004/papers/mcLeod.pdf
Beth McLeod and Sandy Allen Craig, 2003

Coalition for Education in the Outdoors
http://www.outdooredcoalition.org/

EnviroEducation.com - The Environmental Education Directory
http://www.enviroeducation.com/majors-programs/outdoor.html

Outdoor Education

http://cils.exploratorium.edu/cils/

Justin Dillon; Carol Brandt, PhD, January 2006

Outdoor education and bush adventure therapy:  A socio-ecological approach to health and wellbeing.
http://www.deakin.edu.au/hmnbs/hsd/research/niche/downloads/outdoor_education.pdf
(pdf) Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 2005

Outdoor & Experiential Education Discussion Lists
http://wilderdom.com/discussion/  

Outdoor and Experiential Education Programs for Adolescent Girls
http://www.womanonsafari.org/girlsresource/

Research on Blackwater Outdoor Experiences website
http://blackwateroutdoor.com/references/research.html

Talking Paper: Participant Feelings During Experiential Education and Adventure Programs and the Effect on Leadership Development
http://www.education.duq.edu/currentStudents/pdf/R._Flurie_Sum.pdf
Maurice E. Flurie, III, 2003  

Towards the Next Generation of Experiential Education Programmes: A case study of Outward Bound
www.massey.ac.nz/~amartin/MartinAJ2001PhD.pdf
Andrew John Martin, 2001

Way, way into the woods
http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2008/04/22/Metro/Way-Way.Into.The.Woods-3340461.shtml
Kelsey Beltramea, April 2008

Wilderness Therapy Programs and Wilderness Boot Camps: Is there a Difference?
http://www.adventure-programs.org/Articles/WildernessVsBoot.html
Michael Connor

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Camps

Article: How summer camp fills in the gaps traditional education creates. A look at the state of education in 2009 and research that supports the benfits of physical activity, outdoor activity, the arts and camp for youth. Geared toward parents, but compelling research and recommended reading for all who care about the state of education in the United States. By Natalie Kurylko, for AEE, March 31, 2009

A comprehensive directory of kids camps and experiences
http://www.kidscamps.com/

American Camp Association
http://www.acacamps.org/

Directory of camps with reviews and articles
http://www.camps.com/

Summer camp directory and guide
http://www.summercamps.com/

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Challenge Ropes Courses

A means-end investigation of ropes course experiences
http://js.sagamorepub.com/jlr/article/view/677

Goldenberg, Klenosky, O'Leary, and Templin, 2000

Experiential Gear
http://www.experiential-gear.com/
Ropes/Challenge Course and Rock Climbing Equipment

Experiential Resources, Inc.
http://www.experientialresources.com/
Challenge course building, inspection, training and equipment sales

Go-Adventuresports
http://www.go-adventuresports.com/resources.htm
Resources for Teambuilding and Adventure Instruction

Learning Guide Inc. Resources
http://www.learningguidellc.com/resources_&_links.htm

Outdoors school a high-class act
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/21/outdoors-school-a-high-class-act/
Janet Reese, April 2008

 

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Child Development

A Child Development resource guide for students http://childdevelopmentdegree.org . Searching for the right Child Development program can be a time consuming task and it is certainly very competitive. This ddegree resource guide is designed to help students who are interested in studying Child Development find programs across the country just by visiting one site.

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Classroom Teaching/K-12

4-H Experiential Education--A Model for 4-H Science as Inquiry
http://www.joe.org/joe/2004october/tt3.shtml
Virginia D. Bourdeau, October

Beyond TV: Outdoor Activities for Kids

http://www.entertainmentcenterspot.com/beyond-the-tv-outdoor-activities-for-kids

Children’s Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/PageServer  

Expeditionary Learning Schools Outward Bound
http://elschools.org/educator-resources/recommended-reading

Recommended reading list

Governor Testifies in Support of No Child Left Inside Act
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/governor_testifies_in_support_of_no_child_left_inside_act/
Laura Smitherman and Matthew Hay Brown, April 2008

The Greenbelt Alliance

http://greenbelt.org

Insight 28: Early Years Education: Perspectives from a Review of the International Literature
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/01/26094635/0
Dr Christine Stephen, February 2006  

Leadership And Youth Development 
http://www.dsgonline.com/mpg2.5/leadership_development_prevention.htm
OJJDP

Project Adventure
http://www.pa.org/index.php

Schools substituting field trips with video links
http://www.sacbee.com/education/story/969989.html
Laurel Rosenhall, May 2008

Elementary Schools.org

http://elementaryschools.org 

Teacher Associations
http://www.classbrain.com/artschool/publish/article_21.shtml

Education News website

http://www.educationnews.org/

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College and University Experiential Education Programs

 

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, AK

 

Capilano University

North Vancouver, BC, Canada

 

Colorado State University - Pueblo

Pueblo, CO

 

Lewis and Clarke College Outdoors

Portland, OR

 

Naropa University

Boulder, CO

 

Unity College

Unity, ME 

Organizational Members

Adirondack Community College - Adventure Sports

Boston University Experiential Education

Brevard College

Brock University (Canada)

Colgate University

College of DuPage

Colorado Mountain College

Cornell University Outdoor Education

Department of Outdoor Leadership - North Greenville University

Hamilton College

Hillfield Strathallan College (Canada)

HUMAK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (Finland)

Lees-McRae College

Loyola University Chicago

Minnesota State University Mankato

Montreat College

Mount St. Mary’s University

 North Greenville University

Radford University

SUNY College at Oneonta

SUNY Cortland - Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education

United World College USA

University of Rhode Island

University of Vermont Outdoor Programs

University of Wisconsin-Madison

West Virginia University

Western State Colorado University

 

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Evaluation

A review of scholarship on assessing experiential learning effectiveness
GosenWashbush
Jerry Gosen and John Washbush

Experiential learning: assessing process and product
http://www.gees.ac.uk/planet/p15/ds.pdf
David Simm, 2005

Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching
KirschnerSwellerClark
Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, and Richard E. Clark

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Experiential Education General

2006 Practitioner of the Year Award:
http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/story.cfm?id=4369

A CHRONOLOGICAL STUDY OF EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION IN THE AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM
http://digital.library.unt.edu/permalink/meta-dc-5190:1
Bettye Alexander Cook, 2007

Ageless Learner - Learning from Experience
http://agelesslearner.com/intros/experiential.html

Connecting kids with nature – NWF report
http://www.nwf.org/kidsoutside/pdf/CKN_full_optimized.pdf

Environmental Education (EE Links)
http://eelink.net/pages/EE-Link+Introduction

Environmental Consulting - PM Environmental "Careers in Environmental Consulting" resource.

http://www.pmenv.com/Environmental-Consulting-Career-Advice 

Experiential Education Books & Reviews
http://reviewing.co.uk/reviews/experiential-education.htm

Experiential Learning & Experiential Education
http://wilderdom.com/experiential/ExperientialReferences.html

Experiential Learning articles and critiques of David Kolb's theory
http://www.reviewing.co.uk/research/experiential.learning.htm

Experiential Education on Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Experiential_education

Experiential Educators - Links
http://www.geocities.com/dr_adventure/links.html
Michael Rehm

Learning goes into the wild
http://www.denverpost.com/education/ci_9199398
Nancy Lofholm, May 2008

Fighting to Save the Planet, at School
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/04buswe.html
Nate Schweber, May 2008

Movement to reconnect kids with nature growing nationwide: Working to improve children's health
http://www.apha.org/publications/tnh/archives/2007/Oct07/Nation/KidsandNatureNation.htm
Kim Krisberg, October 2007

Links to other resources from NSEE

http://www.nsee.org/links 

Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor/Environmental Careers
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/jobs/careeroe.html

Outdoor Foundation – fact based research regarding outdoor recreation
http://www.outdoorfoundation.org/research.index.html

Outdoor Education Mandatory for Young Scots
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article3999129.ece

Peace & Experiential Education
http://wilderdom.com/PeaceExperientialEducation.htm

Professional Education Associations
http://www.unm.edu/~jka/sts/proforg.html

Putting California’s Outdoor Bill of Rights into Action
http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/putting_californias_outdoor_bill_of_rights_into_action
Bob Cuddy, March 2008

RESEARCH BRIEFS & OTHER RESOURCES BY TOPIC FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PRACTITIONERS
http://www.childtrends.org/_listResources.cfm?LID=85404DAF-BC61-4DCF-94554EC9C51115CA#evid

Teenage Rescuers offer Assistance
http://www.denverpost.com/education/ci_9238322
Anna Haislip, May 2008

Web Sites on Experiential Learning
http://njaes.rutgers.edu/learnbydoing/weblinks.html

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Health/Mental Health

The benefit of nature on nurture
http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/the-benefit-of-nature-on-nurture/2008/05/20/1211182801366.html
Thea O'Connor, May 2008

National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/index.htm

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Leadership Development/Organizational/Consulting

Project Adventure
http://www.pa.org/index.php

Group Dynamics, Processes & Development
http://wilderdom.com/Group.html

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Outcomes/Evidence Based

Assessment, Accountability, and Student Learning Outcomes
www.ac.wwu.edu/~dialogue/issue2.html
Richard Frye

Education Encyclopedia - Brief History of the Role of Experience in Education, Roles for the Teacher and the Student
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1963/Experiential-Education.html

Delivering on outcomes based education in a graduate school of business through the use of strategic learning drivers
http://lsn.curtin.edu.au/tlf/tlf2006/refereed/ladyshewsky.html
Richard K. Ladyshewsky, 2006

Evaluating the Outcomes of a Service-Learning Based Course in an Engineering Education Program: Preliminary Results of the Assessment of the Engineering Projects in Community Service - EPICS.
ttp://epics.ecn.purdue.edu/about/papers/ASEE2005_outcome_assess.pdf
Jason C. Immekus, Susan J. Maller, Sara Tracy, & William C. Oakes, 2005

Evidence Base for Service-Learning in Higher Education
http://www.servicelearning.org/instant_info/fact_sheets/he_facts/evidence/
Sarena D. Seifer, May 2002

Evidence Based Programs, Practices and Principles Support Children, Youth, and Families
http://www.oregon.gov/OCCF/Documents/HealthyStart/MeetingNotes/Community_Mobilization/Appendix2.pdf
Oregon State University Family Policy Program, 2003

International Study and Experiential Learning: The Academic Context 
http://www.frontiersjournal.com/issues/vol8/vol8-08_montrose.htm
Lynne Montrose

More Than Just A Field Trip - Connecting Students & Nature - A study evaluating the impact environmental education makes on students. Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, by Marc J. Stern, Robert B. Powell and Nicole M. Ardoin

http://www.gsmit.org/downloads/ChildrenAndNature.pdf

Principles from Adult Learning Theory, Evidence-Based Teaching, and Visual Marketing: What are the Implications for Toolkit Development?
http://ebp.networkofcare.org/uploads/Adult_Learning_Theory_2497281.pdf
Jacqueline Yannacci, MPP, Kristin Roberts, BBA, and Vijay Ganju, Ph.D., 2006

Reconstructing Experience: Curriculum Theorizing in Experiential Education
http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~outdoor/wiki/Reconstructing_Experience:_Curriculum_Theorizing_in_Experiential_Education

Research and Evaluation of Adventure Programming (REAP) Symposium  
http://www.chhs.unh.edu/kin_oe/reap2008_proceedings.html
Overviews and powerpoints from presentations at the 2008 REAP symposium

Taxing Praxis:  One Social Studies’ Teacher’s Journey with Experiential Education
http://www.s