Student Adjustment to College: Examining the Impact of an Outdoor Orientation Program

Authors

Timothy Posey, Old Dominion University
Eddie Hill, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Edwin Gomez, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Mike McFall, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Shea Humenik, Old Dominion University
Dakota Clifford, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2015

Publication Title

Illuminare: A Student Journal in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Studies

Volume

13

Issue

1

Pages

53-62

Abstract

This pilot study examined the impact of an outdoor orientation program (First Ascent) on participants’ level of transference, resilience, well-being and transition to college. Pre and posttest instruments were administered during a four- day college outdoor orientation program, as well as an open-ended series of questions. Nonparametric tests revealed significant differences from the pre- and posttest of the measures on skill transference and resiliency. Additional, individual items from each questionnaire were examined.

Original Publication Citation

Posey, T., Hill, E., Gomez, E., McFall, M., Humenik, S., & Clifford, D. (2015). Student adjustment to college: Examining the impact of an outdoor orientation program. Illuminare: A Student Journal in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Studies, 13(1), 53-62.

Repository Citation

Posey, Timothy; Hill, Eddie; Gomez, Edwin; McFall, Mike; Humenik, Shea; and Clifford, Dakota, "Student Adjustment to College: Examining the Impact of an Outdoor Orientation Program" (2015). Human Movement Studies & Special Education Faculty Publications. 29.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/hms_fac_pubs/29