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Original Article for Regular Issue

  • Chelsea Redger-Marquardt
  • Payton Hamilton
  • Alexus Cutler
  • Aaron Valentine

Abstract

Background: As educators seek innovative ways to engage students in transformative learning, immersive service-learning provides unique opportunities to develop leadership and stewardship. The program explored in our research study provides undergraduate ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Apr 4, 2026

SEER Abstract

  • Cecil H. Goodman

Abstract

Background: What role can outdoor adventure education (OAE) play in response to political, material, and existential crises? While scholars have provided essential critiques of the pedagogies and practices in OAE, there has been limited engagement with ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Mar 27, 2026

Original Article for Regular Issue

  • Rukmini Manasa Avadhanam
  • Danna Dotson

Abstract

Background: Research internships for high school students are designed to provide authentic, hands-on learning experiences to prepare students for STEM careers. However, few programs explored students’ learning experiences, confidence, and engagement with ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Mar 23, 2026

Original Article for Regular Issue

  • Michael Riley
  • Jim Sibthorp
  • Shannon Rochelle

Abstract

Background: Independent Student Expeditions (ISE) are small-group learning activities regularly incorporated into outdoor experiential education (OEE) programming. Research suggests they yield valuable outcomes for participants; however, little is known ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Mar 20, 2026

SEER Abstract

  • Brian E. Gordon

Abstract

Background: Outdoor education curriculum is predominantly algorithmic with predetermined outcomes prioritizing social goals for individual participants. These practices neglect to attend to intra-active performativity of the human, more-than-human, ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Mar 18, 2026

Review

  • Jayson Seaman
  • Amanda Bastoni
  • Andrew D. Coppens
  • Cindy L. Hartman
  • Courtney LaChaine
  • Katelyn Moscouver
  • Janet Gronneberg

Abstract

Background: Rural youth face barriers to involvement in effective Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning experiences, leading to persistent underrepresentation in STEM fields. Purpose: This study examined the feasibility of using ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Mar 17, 2026

Article

  • Claire Lambert
  • Madeleine Ogilvie
  • Stephanie Meek

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Background: Universities are increasingly pressured to enhance graduate employability by embedding career readiness into curricula. Authentic, industry-based assessments offer a means to link theory with practice, yet little is known about their impact ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published Mar 7, 2026

Original Article for Regular Issue

  • Christel Hartkamp-Bakker
  • Rob Martens

Abstract

Background: This study investigates how radically self-directed, democratic learning environments may relate to long-term development through autonomy and participation. Purpose: The research examines how everyday participation in community life within ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published Feb 26, 2026

SEER Abstract

  • Jenni Lehto M.S
  • Ryan K Hines Ph.D., Associate Professor

Abstract

Background: Women continue to be underrepresented in outdoor leadership, a field traditionally shaped by masculine norms. Limited research explores the motivational factors that drive women to pursue and sustain these roles, especially in volunteer-based ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Feb 26, 2026

Article

  • Shannon Burleson
  • Ruth Taylor-Piliae
  • Jessica G Rainbow
  • Helena W Morrison

Abstract

Background
Burnout among undergraduate nursing students is a global concern. Resilience protects against stress that leads to burnout. Equine-assisted learning interventions promote resilience and reduce stress and burnout in diverse populations.
Purpose
To ...
Restricted accessResearch articleFirst published Feb 26, 2026