The impact of outdoor education on executive function in adolescents

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dc.contributor.authorMcKenzie, Jared Patrick
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education.
dc.contributor.supervisorAdams, Pamela
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-06T18:04:48Z
dc.date.available2021-01-06T18:04:48Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis mixed-methods study investigated the nature of the impact of a multi-day outdoor education camp on the executive functions of sixth grade students (n = 29) in Alberta, Canada. The participants demonstrated statistically significantly improved reaction time in four of seven trials, and statistically significantly improved accuracy in three of eight trials, after camp. There were no statistically significant differences in either measure in a third round of testing approximately one month later. The improvements were not linked to parental education, previous experiences, or scores on the Amsterdam Executive Function Inventory. As well, eight participants were interviewed about their experiences. Three themes emerged from this analysis: the perceptions of learning, the importance of physical comforts, and the outdoors as a source of wildness. Here, I argue that these impacts to executive functions are linked to the three themes above, suggesting that elements of outdoor education can indirectly support executive functions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5817
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0525en_US
dc.proquest.subject0515en_US
dc.proquest.subject0519en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)
dc.subjecteducationen_US
dc.subjectexecutive functionsen_US
dc.subjectoutdoor educationen_US
dc.subject.lcshExecutive functions (Neuropsychology) -- Research
dc.subject.lcshOutdoor education -- Research
dc.subject.lcshYouth development
dc.subject.lcshAcademic achievement
dc.subject.lcshExperiential learning
dc.subject.lcshPlace-based education
dc.subject.lcshPreteens
dc.subject.lcshMiddle school students
dc.subject.lcshDissertations, Academic
dc.titleThe impact of outdoor education on executive function in adolescentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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