| Title: |
Adolescents on the Move: The Application of an Integrated Model for Documentation and Evaluation of 'Back into the Wild' Adventure Education Project Aimed at Promoting Psychophysical and Relational Well-Being |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
A. Gigli (ORCID 0000-0002-2850-613X); G. Melotti (ORCID 0000-0002-6452-1679); C. Borelli (ORCID 0000-0002-1043-5425); M. Galiazzo; N. Segato; G. Finocchiaro |
| Source: |
Journal of Adventure Education and Outdoor Learning. 2025 25(1):119-137. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
19 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Outdoor Education; Adventure Education; Adolescents; Program Evaluation; Foreign Countries; Documentation; Evaluation Methods; Well Being; At Risk Persons |
| Geographic Terms: |
Italy |
| DOI: |
10.1080/14729679.2024.2366918 |
| ISSN: |
1472-9679; 1754-0402 |
| Abstract: |
This paper presents a new integrated model for documentation and evaluation tested in 2021 on Back Into the Wild project, an Adventure Education project by Equilibero Association (Padova-Treviso, Italy). The project proposes educational walks to groups of at-risk adolescents to promote their psychophysical and relational well-being. Due to the paucity of evaluation methods focused on grasping the process dimension of nature-based projects, the research team (CEFEO Research Centre, University of Bologna) chose to construct a new model of documentation and evaluation through a participatory bottom-up process involving practitioners. In addition to outlining the main characteristics of Adventure Education in socio-educational projects in Italy and the peculiarities of BIW project, this paper describes the co-constructed integrated documentation and evaluation model in detail. The first application highlighted the usefulness of the multi-perspective view provided by this tool, allowing for a reflection on how the adventurous project impacted on participants' psychophysical and relational well-being. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2025 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1467621 |
| Database: |
ERIC |