Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning
Experiential education is a well documented approach to engaging student learners. This manuscript presents findings from a qualitative inquiry, specifically focus group discussions, investigating the perceptions of 28 student participants in a learning opportunity provided to a kinesiology class in...
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| description | Experiential education is a well documented approach to engaging student learners. This manuscript presents findings from a qualitative inquiry, specifically focus group discussions, investigating the perceptions of 28 student participants in a learning opportunity provided to a kinesiology class involving structured group exercise (marathon training). Findings revealed participants’ gains in holistic wellness development, general and specified efficacy, and understanding and integration of course content. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12e1333bb07741b9996cf2a9be9be1752022-12-22T00:48:18ZengGeorgia Southern UniversityInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning1931-47442010-01-014110.20429/ijsotl.2010.040106Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course LearningJennifer CurryLaura Fazio-GriffithRussell CarsonLaura StewartExperiential education is a well documented approach to engaging student learners. This manuscript presents findings from a qualitative inquiry, specifically focus group discussions, investigating the perceptions of 28 student participants in a learning opportunity provided to a kinesiology class involving structured group exercise (marathon training). Findings revealed participants’ gains in holistic wellness development, general and specified efficacy, and understanding and integration of course content.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol4/iss1/6Experiential educationEfficacy of experiential learning strategies |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Curry Laura Fazio-Griffith Russell Carson Laura Stewart Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Experiential education Efficacy of experiential learning strategies |
| title | Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning |
| title_full | Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning |
| title_fullStr | Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning |
| title_short | Qualitative Findings from an Experientially Designed Exercise Immunology Course: Holistic Wellness Benefits, Self-Efficacy Gains, and Integration of Prior Course Learning |
| title_sort | qualitative findings from an experientially designed exercise immunology course holistic wellness benefits self efficacy gains and integration of prior course learning |
| topic | Experiential education Efficacy of experiential learning strategies |
| url | https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/vol4/iss1/6 |
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