Research on the Effects of Experience-based Adventure Education on Self-efficacy of High-Risk Families’ Adolescents

• Main Authors: Kun Pao Liao, 廖坤保
• Other Authors: Chih Mouh Sieh
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88121316702516540985

碩士 === 國立體育大學 === 休閒產業經營學系碩士班 === 101 === The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of experience-based adventure education on self-efficacy of high-risk families’ adolescents and the influence behind the factors. The selected subjects of the study were eighth-graders of a junior high school in New Taipei City who joined the programs of adventure education. In-depth interviews were held to develop texts and thematic analysis was adopted for analyzing the texts. There were six essential themes about the self-efficacy of high-risk families’ adolescents in rappelling courses of adventure education: confidence building, cooperative learning, problem-solving, self-regulatory, self-regulated learning, and social efficacy. The influence behind the adventure education contains: full value contract, the transfer of successful experience, the support and encouragement from the instructors, breaking out from the comfort zone, the social support from peers, and empowerment. Base on the findings, the researchers presented suggestions for the adventure educators, youth workers and researchers.