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<p>Physical activity levels are alarmingly low and new strategies must be adopted to prevent this trend. This study focuses on examining the impact of an outdoor adventure education programme on adolescents. The participants were 75 adolescent students aged 12–14. The programme lasted two school years. Students participated in extracurricular schoolyard outdoor activities and outdoor adventure activities conducted during the two one-day and one four-day trips in both school years. A qualitative methodology was used with data collected using semi-structured interviews. At the end of each school year, 12 students were interviewed. Data analysis revealed that the programme promoted basic psychological needs. More specifically, adolescents reported that schoolyard activities and outdoor adventure activities promoted their satisfaction with autonomy, competence and relatedness. Interestingly, the programme gave girls the autonomy to choose activities that promoted their competence and interaction with peers in a better way than a typical PE lesson. Modifying existing curricula with innovative practices or planning new ones could improve the general quality of life.</p>
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Physical activity levels are alarmingly low and new strategies must be adopted to prevent this trend. This study focuses on examining the impact of an outdoor adventure education programme on adolescents. The participants were 75 adolescent students aged 12–14. The programme lasted two school years. Students participated in extracurricular schoolyard outdoor activities and outdoor adventure activities conducted during the two one-day and one four-day trips in both school years. A qualitative methodology was used with data collected using semi-structured interviews. At the end of each school year, 12 students were interviewed. Data analysis revealed that the programme promoted basic psychological needs. More specifically, adolescents reported that schoolyard activities and outdoor adventure activities promoted their satisfaction with autonomy, competence and relatedness. Interestingly, the programme gave girls the autonomy to choose activities that promoted their competence and interaction with peers in a better way than a typical PE lesson. Modifying existing curricula with innovative practices or planning new ones could improve the general quality of life.

Perceptions and Experiences After Participating in a Two-Year Outdoor Adventure Programme

Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research

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Physical activity levels are alarmingly low and new strategies must be adopted to prevent this trend. This study focuses on examining the impact of an outdoor...

Perceptions and Experiences After Participating in a Two-Year Outdoor Adventure Programme

Publié en ligne: 17 juin 2023

Pages: 35 - 46

Reçu: 26 févr. 2023

Accepté: 04 juin 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2023-0017

Mots clés
Intervention, outdoor adventure education, physical education, well-being

© 2023 Alexandros Lazaridis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Perceptions and Experiences After Participating in a Two-Year Outdoor Adventure Programme

Publié en ligne: 17 juin 2023

Pages: 35 - 46

Reçu: 26 févr. 2023

Accepté: 04 juin 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2023-0017

Mots clésIntervention, outdoor adventure education, physical education, well-being

© 2023 Alexandros Lazaridis et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
Intervention, outdoor adventure education, physical education, well-being