An investigation of the solo in a wilderness experience program. Bobilya, A J & McAvoy, L. H Doctof of:170–p.–170 p., 2004. abstract bibtex The purpose of this study was to investigate participants' perceptions of the solo within a wilderness experience program and how the participant(s), the instructor(s), and the environment influenced their perception of the experience? In order to understand the participants' perception of the solo prior to, during and after the experience, four phases of data collection were used. The phases included: (a) pre-survey completed prior to the start of the program, (b) post-survey completed by each participant at the end of their solo while still alone in the wilderness, (c) focus group interviews at the end of their wilderness experience, and (d) in-depth interviews three and a half months after the experience. This investigation utilized a dominant-less dominant design as a means of combining quantitative and qualitative methods. The qualitative features of the study remained as the dominant and the quantitative features as the less dominant method. Participants were 126 first-year students who chose to enroll in the High Road wilderness orientation program through Wheaton College. The quantitative results indicated that most participants (87%) felt peaceful while on the solo. Fasting ranked the highest in perception of difficulty (31.2%) and solitude ranked the highest in experience of enjoyment (34.1%) during the solo. Almost all (96%) of the participants indicated that the environment affected their solo either through its grandeur, remoteness, or because it was distracting. Study results indicated that within this program, the participant(s), the instructor(s) and the environment do influence the participants' perception of their solo experience. Furthermore, these elements are interrelated in their influence on the participants' solo experience. This investigation provided insight into the expectations and experience of participants who engaged in a solo as a part of an eighteen-day, wilderness experience program. These findings begin to assist researchers, program managers, and instructors in understanding what participants' perceptions are of the solo and the influence that the participant(s), the instructor(s), and the environment have on the experience.
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title = {An investigation of the solo in a wilderness experience program},
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abstract = {The purpose of this study was to investigate participants' perceptions of the solo within a wilderness experience program and how the participant(s), the instructor(s), and the environment influenced their perception of the experience? In order to understand the participants' perception of the solo prior to, during and after the experience, four phases of data collection were used. The phases included: (a) pre-survey completed prior to the start of the program, (b) post-survey completed by each participant at the end of their solo while still alone in the wilderness, (c) focus group interviews at the end of their wilderness experience, and (d) in-depth interviews three and a half months after the experience. This investigation utilized a dominant-less dominant design as a means of combining quantitative and qualitative methods. The qualitative features of the study remained as the dominant and the quantitative features as the less dominant method. Participants were 126 first-year students who chose to enroll in the High Road wilderness orientation program through Wheaton College. The quantitative results indicated that most participants (87\%) felt peaceful while on the solo. Fasting ranked the highest in perception of difficulty (31.2\%) and solitude ranked the highest in experience of enjoyment (34.1\%) during the solo. Almost all (96\%) of the participants indicated that the environment affected their solo either through its grandeur, remoteness, or because it was distracting. Study results indicated that within this program, the participant(s), the instructor(s) and the environment do influence the participants' perception of their solo experience. Furthermore, these elements are interrelated in their influence on the participants' solo experience. This investigation provided insight into the expectations and experience of participants who engaged in a solo as a part of an eighteen-day, wilderness experience program. These findings begin to assist researchers, program managers, and instructors in understanding what participants' perceptions are of the solo and the influence that the participant(s), the instructor(s), and the environment have on the experience.},
author = {Bobilya, A J and McAvoy, Leo H},
year = {2004},
keywords = {*Wilderness, Curricula, Recreation, Teaching},
pages = {170--p.--170 p.},
}
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