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Inaugural Issue: Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education and Leadership
 
 
NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 08/5/09

 

Inaugural Issue: Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership

 

Bowling Green, Ky. The Western Kentucky University Research Foundation, the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education; and the Wilderness Education Association are pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership.

The Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership publishes quality manuscripts to disseminate the latest knowledge related to outdoor recreation, education, and leadership to help develop theory and practice. The journal seeks quantitative and/or qualitative research findings; conceptual or theoretical discussions; or program practices. Relevant topic areas (centered on outdoor recreation, outdoor education, or outdoor leadership) for the journal include, but are not limited to: outdoor recreation, adventure recreation, outdoor education, outdoor leadership, pedagogy, administration, programming, risk management, wilderness medicine, certification, participant behavior, trends, diversity, training, and outcomes.

Abstracts (free) and full articles (available by subscription) are available at www.ejorel.com. The first issue includes the following:

 

 

  1. Editor’s Notes - Introduction to the Inaugural Issue of the Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, and Leadership (Aram Attarian)
  1. Dimensions Underlying an Outdoor Leadership Curriculum (Dene Berman & Jennifer Davis-Berman)
  1. Instructor Influences on Student Learning at NOLS (Scott Schummann)
  1. An Exploration of Judgment and Decision Making among Novice Outdoor Leaders: A Dual-Processes Approach (Bruce Martin, David Schmid, & Melissa Parker)
  1. One-Day Challenge Course Impact on Student Life Effectiveness Skills (Joseph Flood, Eric Gardner, & Nelson Cooper)
  1. Environmental Ethics of Rock Climbers in the Adirondacks (Tom Stuessy, James Harding, & Jane Anderson)
  1. Outdoor Recreation Self-Efficacy: Scale Development, Reliability and Validity (Robin Mittelstaedt & Jesse Jones)

The journal advisory group (representing AORE, WEA, and WKURF) includes: Tom Stuessy, Ph.D., Green Mountain College; Raymond Poff, Ph.D., Western Kentucky University; Eric Frauman, Ph.D., Appalachian State University; Connie Foster, MLS, Western Kentucky University; Mary Williams, B.S., Wilderness Education Association; Rachel Collins, M.S., International Wilderness Leadership School.

 

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The journal, hosted at WKU, uses resources available through TopSCHOLAR™ http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ a University-wide, centralized digital repository dedicated to scholarly research, creative activity and other full-text learning resources that merit enduring and archival value and permanent access. TopSCHOLAR™ uses the Digital Commons platform from Berkeley Electronic Press http://www.bepress.com

The Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE) http://www.aore.org/ provides opportunities for professionals and students in the field of outdoor recreation and education to exchange information, promote the preservation and conservation of the natural environment, and address issues common to college, university, community, military, and other not-for-profit outdoor recreation and education programs.

The Wilderness Education Association (WEA) http://www.weainfo.org/ promotes the professionalism of outdoor leadership through establishment of national standards, curriculum design, implementation, advocacy, and research driven initiatives.
           
The Western Kentucky University Research Foundation (WKURF) http://ored.wku.edu/ is organized to support Western Kentucky University efforts to promote the development, implementation, and coordination of extramurally sponsored programs involving research, instruction, public service, and to legally protect, manage and commercialize intellectual property resulting from research, scholarship and creative activities on behalf of Western Kentucky University.
 
 

For additional information on this release, please contact:
 
Aram Attarian Editor-In-Chief
(919) 515-3709
 
Source: Aram Attarian Website: http://www.ejore.com
 
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