Evaluation of Team Development in a Corporate Adventure Training Program

The Efficacy of an Outdoor Adventure Education Curriculum on Selected Aspects of Positive Psychological Development

“…This approach represents a development-bychallenge philosophy and provides an underlying justification for OAE (Neill & Dias, 2001). Though a general and a research-based literature exist on the effects of Outward Bound and outdoor adventure courses (e.g., Bronson, Gibson, Kichar, & Priest, 1992;Cason & Gillis, 1994;Hattie, Marsh, Neill, & Richards, 1997;McKenzie, 2000;Neill & Dias, 2001), little supporting evidence is available on the specific effects of an OAE syllabus upon a variety of psychological constructs. Indeed, while people have participated in OAE programs as a method of enhancing per formance, reports of these experiences have been largely anecdotal.…”

Redefining “Enjoyment”: Prospective Physical Education Teachers' Appraisal of “Enjoyment” following an Outdoor Adventure Camp

“…Indeed, clientele for these programs have come from contrasting backgrounds. They range from delinquent youth (Wichmann, 1991), and underachievers (Richards & Richards, 1981), to corporate executives (Bronson, Gibson, & Kichar, 1992: Gass, Goldman, & Priest, S, 1992. Despite the diverse nature of these groups, the adventure experience has been shown to provide a setting where reflective experiences are promoted.…”

An Examination of “Problem-Solving” versus “Solution-Focused” Facilitation Styles in a Corporate Setting

“…The TDI has been shown to have face validity (Kormanski & Mozenter, 1987), an equivalent reliability of 0.95 between two alternate versions (Bronson, Gibson, Kichar & Priest, 1992) and a criterion related validity of 0.98 with other versions of the TDI (Priest & Lesperance, 1994). The TDI-1 is composed of 100 items typical of the behavior found in high performing teams.…”