The action research of implementing Adventure Education Program to senior elementary school students and the effects on classroom climate

• Main Authors: Yu-Chun Chiang, 江玉群
• Other Authors: Yi-Jin Ye
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/28312666596522811194

碩士 === 國立體育大學 === 休閒產業經營學系碩士班 === 97 === This action research was conducted by the researcher, one classroom teacher in senior elementary school, who had found the interaction problem among students. The purpose of this study was implementing adventure education program to senior elementary school students and understand the effects on classmate climate. Hope this study could contribute to teachers who try to improve class climate. This study had reviewed relevant literature and designed “Adventure Education Program” that had twenty sub-programs. This program had been carried out to 31 senior elementary school students (16 male and 15 female) for six weeks. This study was an action research and quality-oriented research. Data had been collected from a number of different sources: classroom teaching video, observation, interview, diary, reflection journals and paper. This study had found that the “Adventure Education Program” could improve classroom climate and the group dynamics. Through classroom teacher’s leading, and the program could also improve students’ interaction and the class had became more cohesivein the class. The teacher and students in this study had agreed that implementing adventure education program was a good way to improve the classroom climate. The results suggest that action research can enhance researcher’s professional development and education institutes may implement adventure education program in the class.