Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Education and COVID-19: What Have We Learned?

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dc.contributor.authorLeonard, Aaron
dc.contributor.authorEwert, Alan
dc.contributor.authorLieberman-Raridon, Kodiak
dc.contributor.authorMitten, Denise
dc.contributor.authorRabinowitz, Erik
dc.contributor.authorDeringer, Stephen A.
dc.contributor.authorSchwartz, Forrest
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Steve
dc.contributor.authorNorton, Christine
dc.contributor.authorRegentin, John
dc.contributor.authorBagley, Sherry
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Ileana
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-20T19:30:07Z
dc.date.available2022-04-20T19:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.description.abstractBackground: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) now known as COVID-19 changed the world and the outdoor adventure and experiential education (OAEE) fields were not immune. These changes significantly impacted various OAEE programs in multiple ways and at different levels of intensity. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to ascertain the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the OAEE fields and identify how OAEE organizations have responded to those impacts. Methodology/Approach: Using a three-phase study and a multi-method approach to data collection and analyses, respondents from 115 OAEE organizations (N=115) were asked to indicate how and in what ways their organizations have been impacted by the pandemic and in what ways their organizations have responded to those challenges. Findings/Conclusions: Many organizations responded not being ready for the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Significant impacts were noted from most of the OAEE organizations responding and included closings, staff reductions, and downsizing as well as operational changes. Many organizations reported ways they are attempting to mitigate the pandemic effects. Implications: Important questions were raised in this paper as to how well prepared the OAEE fields might be for the next crisis.
dc.description.departmentSocial Work
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dc.format.extent23 pages
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dc.identifier.citationLeonard, A. M., Ewert, A. W., Lieberman-Raridon, K., Mitten, D., Rabinowitz, E., Deringer, S. A., Schwartz, F., Smith, S., Norton, C. L., Regentin, J., Bagley, S., & Anderson, I. (2021). Outdoor adventure and experiential education and COVID-19: What have we learned? Journal of Experiential Education, pp. 1-23.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/10538259211050762
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/15680
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage
dc.rights.licenseThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.sourceJournal of Experiential Education, 2021, pp. 1-23.
dc.subjectexperiential education
dc.subjectwilderness therapy
dc.subjectoutdoor behavioral healthcare
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemic
dc.subjectoutdoor adventure education
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.titleOutdoor Adventure and Experiential Education and COVID-19: What Have We Learned?
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